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Binance freezes $2.5bn of assets over suspected hack
Binance said Thursday it froze more than $2.5 billion in digital assets while investigating a security issue and temporarily halted deposits and withdrawals, the BBC reported.
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Binance said Thursday it had frozen more than $2.5 billion in digital assets while investigating a security issue, according to the BBC1.
The exchange said deposits and withdrawals were temporarily suspended during security checks and that it would cover all losses1.
Changpeng Zhao, Binance's former chief executive and a majority shareholder, said it looked like a hack on Binance1.
Zhao said Tether and Circle had also frozen about $1.7 billion in stolen assets1. Circle chief executive Jeremy Allaire said the firm was tracking reports of a potential exploit involving Binance and had frozen more than $800 million in assets linked to the incident1. Tether did not immediately respond to the BBC1.
Binance said the amount frozen might rise as it worked with law enforcement and partners to trace more assets, that it would publish a post-mortem after the investigation, and that users' funds were safe1.
Bitcoin fell about 5% after the alerts, the BBC said, and Ethereum and Solana also fell1.
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Crypto giant Binance freezes $2.5bn of assets over suspected hack
The freeze, the trading halt, and comments from Changpeng Zhao, Tether and Circle.
Binance said it froze more than $2.5bn, halted deposits and withdrawals, and pledged to cover losses while investigating a suspected hack. BBC News
Billions in crypto frozen in Binance hack. Here's what happens next
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Billions in crypto assets have been frozen following a potential Binance security breach, raising questions about whether the funds can be recovered.
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- All outlets name "Binance".