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Withdraw Protection: How Binance Is Solving Physical Crypto Theft Most crypto security tools are built to stop hackers. Withdraw Protection is built to stop something harder to defend against: someone standing in front of you, demanding you move your funds right now. Physical coercion attacks on crypto holders — known as "wrench attacks" — rose 75% in 2025 to 72 verified cases, according to CertiK, with assault-related incidents jumping 250% and confirmed losses exceeding $40.9 million. France alone recorded 135 incidents since 2023, with 88 suspects charged including minors. Earlier in 2026, armed attackers attempted to kidnap the CEO of Binance France at his home. What the Feature Does Launched May 4, 2026, Withdraw Protection lets users lock all on-chain withdrawals from their Binance account for 1 to 7 days. The default window is 48 hours. During the lockdown, no one can move funds off the platform — not even the account holder. Trading, account access, and positions remain fully available. Only outgoing transfers are blocked. The design logic is direct: once activated, a user under physical pressure can truthfully tell an attacker that transferring funds is impossible. There is nothing to hand over. How to Set It Up Users can choose between two modes. The standard mode allows early unlocking with additional validation — requiring both an authenticator app and a security key. The strict lockdown mode disables early unlocking entirely. Binance states the lock cannot be overridden by the exchange. One caveat: the lock does not shield accounts from law enforcement orders and relies on Binance's infrastructure rather than cryptographic self-custody. Binance also advises securing API keys from third-party trading bots, using withdrawal address whitelists, and minimizing public disclosure of holdings to reduce physical risk exposure. Full setup guide: https://www.binance.com/en/blog/security/3542633869509684449 For informational purposes only. Not financial advice.

Eleanor Terrett's AMA on Binance Square — Before The Headlines — brought a perspective that's pretty rare in this space: a journalist who actually covers crypto from the inside. A few things worth highlighting from the session: Misinformation is arguably crypto's biggest risk right now. The market moves so fast that people are already acting on information before verifying whether it's even real. AI-generated content is making this worse — fake news looks increasingly legitimate, and by the time a correction goes out, the damage is done. The advice is simple but underrated: check your sources before you trade on anything. The U.S. could still become the global crypto capital. Heavy-handed regulation pushed a lot of the industry offshore over the years, but the current political climate is creating a real opening. If lawmakers get the clarity right, America has the infrastructure and the talent to lead. Crypto's impact goes beyond the headlines. Yes, it's made wealthy people wealthier — but self-custody has also quietly given financial access to people who had none. That story doesn't get told enough. The finish line for crypto is simply becoming finance. No more TradFi vs DeFi debate. Just infrastructure that works, that people trust, and that doesn't need a label anymore. Worth a listen for a grounded, journalism-driven view of where this space is actually heading. 🎯 🎧 Full replay: https://www.binance.com/en/square/audio/replay?id=39933918288601 NFA DYOR — sharing perspectives I found genuinely valuable.

Binance Online 2026: The Future of Crypto & AI in Finance On May 13, 2026 at 11:00 UTC, Binance hosts its first-ever global virtual event — streamed live on Binance Square, free for anyone to watch. The Lineup The speaker list covers every major dimension of the industry. CZ, Founder of Binance and Giggle Academy. Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream and the cryptographer whose Hashcash proposal was cited in the Bitcoin whitepaper. Rob Goldstein, COO of BlackRock — the most senior traditional finance figure on the agenda. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple. Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO of Social Capital. Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation. Anthony Pompliano, macro investor and crypto commentator. Guy and Nic from Coin Bureau. Binance co-CEOs Yi He and Richard Teng. CZ will also appear alongside an unannounced guest. The Agenda More than four hours of roundtables, interviews, and community segments across five core topics: institutional adoption, blockchain infrastructure, market developments, the evolving role of stablecoins, and the intersection of crypto and AI. The stablecoin conversation arrives at a pivotal moment — circulating supply has surpassed $320B, monthly on-chain volume briefly exceeded the U.S. ACH network in 2026, and the GENIUS Act (July 2025) established the first federal U.S. stablecoin framework. The AI session addresses something genuinely new: autonomous agents executing trades, building on-chain reputations, and operating inside financial markets at machine speed. Beyond the Stage All event proceeds fund education: $35,000 to the UZH Blockchain Center at the University of Zurich and $15,000 to Geeks Academy in Kyrgyzstan. $10,000 in giveaways will be distributed to live viewers throughout the event. Yi He framed it simply: "This isn't about whether crypto will matter anymore. It's about how the industry will scale, integrate with global finance, and create real utility."