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ReportedfreezeStatement 124

Cointelegraph reported that Binance said the current verified amount of assets frozen from the hack was $3 billion.

Binance said the current verified amount of assets frozen from the hack is now $3 billion.

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Binance
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ReportedfreezeStatement 148

TRM said the Arbitrum Security Council used its emergency powers at 00:08 UTC to force two transfers out of the attacker's wallet on Arbitrum, moving 8,426 ETH and 74.6 million ARB, about USD 30 million, out of the attacker's reach.

At 00:08 UTC, it used those powers to force two transfers out of the attacker's wallet on Arbitrum, moving 8,426 ETH and 74.6 million ARB, about USD 30 million, out of the attacker's reach.

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TRM Labs
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TRM Labs (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 208

Binance stated that customer funds were safe and that it had located about $3 billion of the affected assets while working with partners to freeze them.

Binance said customer funds were safe and it is working with industry partners to freeze some of the affected assets, with about $3 billion located so far.

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Binance
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Yahoo Finance (News media)
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Hackers stole $6.3B from Binance, likely NK and compromised dev's laptop
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ReportedfreezeStatement 121

Cointelegraph reported that, according to Ripple's Jack McDonald, Ripple was freezing RLUSD linked to the Binance hack and coordinating with relevant parties, without disclosing an amount.

Ripple is freezing holdings of its dollar-pegged RLUSD stablecoin linked to the Binance hack, according to Jack McDonald, the company’s senior vice president of stablecoins. McDonald said Ripple was “actively freezing affected funds” and coordinating with relevant parties to support the investigation. He did not disclose the amount frozen.

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Jack McDonald
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Cointelegraph (News media)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 147

TRM said Binance stated at 23:35 UTC that the verified total frozen had reached USD 2.54 billion.

Binance said at 23:35 UTC that the verified total frozen had reached USD 2.54 billion.

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TRM Labs
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TRM Labs (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 120

Cointelegraph reported that Binance said the verified total of assets frozen had reached $2.54 billion, and that Binance said this clarified differing figures in circulation, including references to $1.8 billion.

Binance said the verified total of assets frozen in connection with the hack had reached $2.54 billion, clarifying differing figures circulating publicly, including references to $1.8 billion.

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Binance
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Cointelegraph (News media)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 21

The page states that Binance stated the verified frozen total was $2.54B at 23:35 UTC.

23:35 | Binance states that the verified frozen total is $2.54B.

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Binance
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Hacken (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 119

Cointelegraph reported that, according to Yi He, World Liberty Financial froze $27 million in USD1 and $2 million of WLFI, and that World Liberty Financial co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff said USD1 had frozen the $27 million associated with the hack.

World Liberty Financial has frozen $27 million in US-dollar-pegged stablecoin USD1 and $2 million worth of WLFI, according to Binance co-founder Yi He. “USD1 has taken proactive steps to freeze the $27 million in USD1 associated with the Binance hack,” said World Liberty Financial co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff.

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ReportedfreezeStatement 409

Cointelegraph reported that LlamaRisk said the exploiter deposited 60 million USDT into Aave and borrowed 19,762 WETH worth about $44.6 million at the time.

the Binance exploiter deposited 60 million USDT and borrowed 19,762 Wrapped Ether (WETH), worth about $44.6 million at the time.

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ReportedfreezeStatement 118

Cointelegraph reported that Aave froze markets across its V3 and V4 deployments as a precaution following the Binance hack.

Decentralized lending protocol Aave froze markets across its V3 and V4 deployments as a precaution following the Binance hack.

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ReportedfreezeStatement 155

Hacken's timeline table lists World Liberty Financial freezing 27.8M USD1 at 22:10 UTC, citing TRM.

22:10 | World Liberty Financial freezes 27.8M USD1.

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ReportedfreezeStatement 146

TRM said World Liberty Financial froze the 27.8 million USD1 in the main receiving wallet at 22:10 UTC, and froze USD1 in the compromised Binance hot wallet at 22:26 UTC.

World Liberty Financial froze the 27.8 million USD1 in the main receiving wallet at 22:10 UTC, and froze USD1 in the compromised Binance hot wallet at 22:26 UTC.

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TRM Labs
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TRM Labs (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 766

Halborn said Tether blacklisted Binance 14 itself at 22:06.

Tether: blacklisted Binance 14 itself at 22:06.

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Halborn (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 154

Hacken's timeline table lists Ripple freezing 40.5M RLUSD at 22:01 UTC, citing TRM.

22:01 | Ripple freezes 40.5M RLUSD.

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ReportedfreezeStatement 145

TRM said Ripple froze the wallet holding the stolen RLUSD at 22:01 UTC, with 40.5 million of the 88.5 million RLUSD still inside.

Ripple froze the wallet holding the stolen RLUSD at 22:01 UTC, with 40.5 million of the 88.5 million RLUSD still inside.

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TRM Labs
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TRM Labs (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 116

Cointelegraph reported that Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said Tether had frozen more than $1.567 billion in USDT linked to the potential exploit.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the company had frozen more than $1.567 billion in USDT linked to the potential exploit.

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Paolo Ardoino
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Cointelegraph (News media)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 114

Cointelegraph reported that Changpeng Zhao said the activity appeared to be a hack and that Tether and Circle had frozen approximately $971 million and $823 million respectively.

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.

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Changpeng Zhao
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Cointelegraph (News media)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 299

Chainalysis said stablecoin issuers began freezing funds by 5:14 p.m. ET on 29 October.

Stablecoin issuers began freezing funds by 5:14 p.m. ET on October 29

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Chainalysis
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Chainalysis (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 191

Chainalysis said freezes started by 5:14 p.m. Eastern.

But the industry caught up with them more quickly than they expected: by 5:14 pm eastern the freezes started.

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Chainalysis
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Chainalysis (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 153

Hacken said that another count dates the first freezes at 21:14.

Another count dates the first freezes at 21:14.

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ReportedfreezeStatement 694

Decrypt reported that Tether froze 975.1 million USDT in the main receiving address and Circle froze 823 million USDC in the same wallet at 21:04 UTC, bringing the total frozen to about $1.8 billion.

Tether froze 975.1 million USDT in the main receiving address, and Circle, issuer of the rival stablecoin USDC, froze 823 million USDC in the same wallet at 21:04 UTC, bringing the total frozen to about $1.8 billion.

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Decrypt (News media)
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Binance Drained of $5.5 Billion in Suspected Hack, Tether and Circle Freeze $1.8 Billion
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ReportedfreezeStatement 144

TRM said Circle froze the 823 million USDC in the main receiving wallet at 21:04 UTC, in coordination with law enforcement.

Circle froze the 823 million USDC in the main receiving wallet at 21:04 UTC, in coordination with law enforcement.

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TRM Labs
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TRM Labs (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 20

The page states that Circle froze 823M USDC at 21:04 UTC.

21:04 | Circle freezes 823M USDC.

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Circle
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Hacken (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 143

TRM said Tether froze 971.1 million USDT in the main receiving wallet at 21:01 UTC, 37 minutes after the main sweep, and that later sweeps landed in that frozen wallet, which then held 1.175 billion USDT.

Tether froze 971.1 million USDT in the main receiving wallet at 21:01 UTC, 37 minutes after the main sweep. Later sweeps landed in the frozen wallet, which now holds 1.175 billion USDT.

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TRM Labs
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TRM Labs (Analytics firm)
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ReportedfreezeStatement 19

The page states that Tether froze 971.1M USDT at 21:01 UTC, 37 minutes after the Ethereum transaction.

21:01 | Tether freezes 971.1M USDT, 37 minutes after the Ethereum transaction.

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Tether
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Hacken (Analytics firm)
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