CZ confirms Binance may have been hacked! User funds are reportedly safe, and Tether/Circle have frozen about $1.8 billion.
About $2.5–2.8 billion was transferred out of an on-chain hot wallet; CZ (Beijing time 05:15): “Looks like a hack. User funds are safe, and we expect to cover the full amount.” BNB briefly fell about 6.4% in the past hour; spot BTC is about $79,393 (Beijing time 05:22, OKX). Watch for official updates first—don’t panic-sell.
About $2.5–2.8 billion was transferred out of an on-chain hot wallet; CZ (Beijing time 05:15): “Looks like a hack. User funds are safe, and we expect to cover the full amount.” BNB briefly fell about 6.4% in the past hour; spot BTC is about $79,393 (Beijing time 05:22, OKX). Watch for official updates first—don’t panic-sell.
