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An independent record of the October 2026 Binance hack
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Zhao posted Thursday on X that "User funds are safe!" but added that the theft "does look like a hack on Binance."
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the activity appeared to be a hack, adding that Tether and Circle had frozen approximately $971 million and $823 million, respectively.
He added that while he doesn't manage Binance anymore, "as a shareholder, I expect all user funds will be fully covered."
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said the activity appeared to be a hack, adding that Tether and Circle had frozen approximately $971 million and $823 million, respectively. Zhao said he expected all user funds to be fully covered.
the company’s SpaceX holdings alone, linked to a $500 million investment in Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, were worth more than $1 billion.
he said Gulf, Binance’s partner in Thailand, had offered financial support.