As it happened: Binance’s record $6.3B crypto hack

How Binance’s $6.3 billion hack unfolded, from the first onchain alerts to $3 billion in frozen funds and a widening security investigation.

How Binance’s $6.3 billion hack unfolded, from the first onchain alerts to $3 billion in frozen funds and a widening security investigation.

TRM Labs said it has high confidence in the attribution, while ZachXBT identified stolen funds from the Binance and Bitget hacks converging at the same address.

Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick said the breach could accelerate a shift toward decentralized trading and strengthen his case for Uniswap’s UNI token reaching $100 by 2030.

Binance said attackers may have used a compromised DevOps laptop to access internal infrastructure.

The move follows the addition of Tron support and Polygon’s acquisition of Coinme.

CFTC chair Mike Selig says autonomous AI agents could challenge financial rules built around human traders, and regulators need to adapt.

Police say at least two cases were reported as early as Sept. 10, nearly a month before the wider incident became public.

Traders are pricing in a 78% chance of a December rate hike, while analysts say Treasury yields, the US dollar and upcoming inflation data could determine Bitcoin’s next move.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says tokenized equities need more than a temporary SEC exemption to flourish in the US.

The breach impacted its in-house mobile system, used by employees for work and information sharing.

Discord conversations on large public servers will soon reach audiences far beyond their communities, raising privacy concerns.

The stablecoin payments company previously disputed reports that its US listing had been delayed.

Keystone initially disclosed a leak of customer information but has since disclosed that hackers also stole a key that could allow counterfeit wallets to pass authenticity checks.

The approval clears the way for Ripple to manage reserves backing its RLUSD stablecoin and provide digital asset custody.

The warning comes as Gartner forecasts that more than 80% of specialist cloud providers will cease operating independently by 2030.

The Nasdaq-listed firm said it plans to establish Solana validator operations in Hong Kong.

A security researcher warned that the leaked shipping details could expose crypto holders to targeted scams and physical attacks.

The Standard Chartered and Animoca Brands joint venture previously targeted retail access as early as the end of 2026, but its CEO declined to reaffirm that timeline.

Bitcoin Core says keeping certain vulnerabilities secret no longer offers much protection in the wake of AI-assisted bug hunting.

BIT Asset Management’s Bitcoin Fund ETF is expected to begin trading on SIX Swiss Exchange in November, with its public offering restricted to Switzerland.