{"id":132,"date":"2026-10-30T05:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/binance-hack-exchange-investigates-tether-circle-freeze-2-3-billion"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:40:21","slug":"binance-hack-exchange-investigates-tether-circle-freeze-2-3-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/binance-hack-exchange-investigates-tether-circle-freeze-2-3-billion","title":{"rendered":"Binance Hack: Exchange Investigates as Tether and Circle Freeze $2.3 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The suspected Binance hack came to light on October 29, 2026, when blockchain trackers flagged billions of dollars moving out of wallets linked to the exchange. Security firm Blockaid counted about $3.3 billion in suspicious transfers, and Tether and Circle have frozen more than $2.3 billion in stablecoins connected to the incident.<\/p>\n<h2>How the Binance Hack Unfolded<\/h2>\n<p>The first alerts came on October 29, when researchers flagged large, rapid outflows from Binance-linked wallets across several blockchains. Blockchain security firm Blockaid identified roughly $3.3 billion in suspicious transfers, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/markets\/binance-hack-rattles-crypto-markets-bnb-bitcoin-slide\">Cointelegraph<\/a>. Arkham Intelligence tracked about $5.84 billion sitting in wallets it labeled &quot;binance-hacker-1029&quot;. Neither figure is a confirmed theft total.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"crn-inline-figure\"><img width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"BNB price chart with daily candlesticks and volume over the 30 days to October 30, 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/coinranking.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bnb-price-chart-with-daily-candlesticks-and-volume-over-the-chart-7d6f94d288-320x180.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption>BNB price over the 30 days to October 30, 2026. Source: Coinranking<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Binance said it was aware of a potential security issue and was investigating, and that user funds were &quot;completely safe&quot;. Founder Changpeng Zhao wrote that it &quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cz_binance\/status\/2115915423174853077\">does look like a hack<\/a>&quot; on Binance, that user funds are safe, and that he expects all user funds will be fully covered.<\/p>\n<h2>Tether and Circle Freeze Over $2.3 Billion<\/h2>\n<p>Tether and Circle said they had frozen more than $2.3 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/coins\/stablecoin\">stablecoins<\/a> associated with the transfers. The two issuers control USDT and USDC, the dollar tokens that dominate crypto trading pairs, and their freezes limit how much of the moved funds can be converted or cashed out.<\/p>\n<h2>BNB Leads the Market Lower<\/h2>\n<p>Binance is one of the largest <a href=\"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/coins\/exchange\">centralized exchanges<\/a> in crypto, and <a href=\"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/coin\/WcwrkfNI4FUAe+bnb-bnb\">BNB (BNB)<\/a> took the brunt of the selloff. The token fell about 9% in 24 hours to about $692 on October 30, the steepest drop among major cryptocurrencies, according to Coinranking data. Bitcoin fell about 4.7% and Ether about 6% over the same window. BNB is the native asset of the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/ecosystems\/bsc\">BNB Chain ecosystem<\/a> and trades on exchanges worldwide. Traders can follow the move on the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinranking.com\/chart\/coin\/WcwrkfNI4FUAe+bnb-bnb\/price\">BNB price chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Happens Next<\/h2>\n<p>Binance has not published a final loss figure, and its investigation is ongoing. The frozen stablecoins cannot move without the issuers, while on-chain researchers continue to track the wallets involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security researchers tracked up to $5.84 billion in suspicious transfers, while Binance says user funds are safe and its investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crn_external_id":"oc-2026-10-30-bnb-binance-hot-wallet-hack","_crn_dek":"Security researchers tracked up to $5.84 billion in suspicious transfers, while Binance says user funds are safe and its investigation is ongoing.","_crn_takeaways":"[\"Binance is investigating a suspected hack after billions of dollars left wallets linked to the exchange on October 29, 2026.\",\"Blockchain security firm Blockaid counted about $3.3 billion in suspicious transfers, and Arkham Intelligence tracked about $5.84 billion in wallets labeled binance-hacker-1029.\",\"Tether and Circle have frozen more than $2.3 billion in stablecoins connected to the transfers.\",\"BNB fell about 9% over 24 hours, the steepest drop among major cryptocurrencies.\"]","_crn_faq":"[{\"question\":\"Was Binance hacked?\",\"answer\":\"Binance says it is investigating a potential security issue and has not confirmed a breach. 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