On 29 October 2026 Binance was hacked. Binance puts the estimated total impact at around $6.3bn and says the figure could change.
What is confirmed so far
Binance says the estimated total impact of the 29 Oct 2026 hack is around $6.3 billion, and that the figure could change. (NBC News, Bloomberg)
Crypto-tracing firms put the theft at about $6 billion. (CNN)
About $3 billion of the stolen crypto has been identified and frozen so far, Binance says. (CNN)
Tether froze more than $1.567 billion of its tokens linked to the hackers. (NBC News)
Binance's initial investigation says the attack came through a compromised laptop belonging to an engineer, which let an unauthorised party carry out withdrawals. (TechCrunch)
Binance says its investigation has found no evidence of any wallet private key leak. (CNN)
Chainalysis told CNN it has "high confidence" North Korea was behind the hack; Binance has not attributed it. (CNN)
Binance paused withdrawals and says it is on track to resume them by Sunday morning (1 Nov), while deposits are reported to be unaffected. (CNN, CNBC)
Binance says it will cover all losses from its own funds and its emergency assets fund. (CNN)
Binance.US says it is a separate platform and was not affected. (The Block)
It is the largest crypto theft on record; the previous record was the $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit in February 2025. (CNN, CoinDesk)
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Facts last checked 30 Oct 2026, 12:20 UTC. We re-check this page every 3 hours until 2 November; a figure that changes is replaced here, never added on top.