Nearly $3 billion in cryptocurrency withdrawn from Binance wallets
Kyiv • UNN
$2.77 billion was withdrawn from Binance’s hot wallets across five blockchains within minutes. The exchange is investigating a possible hack.
More than $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was withdrawn from the “hot wallets” of the Binance crypto exchange. This was reported by UNN.
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According to Western media reports, $2.77 billion disappeared from the wallets of the largest crypto exchange, Binance, within just a few minutes across five blockchains.
Our experts are aware of reports of a possible security issue and are conducting an active investigation. No evidence of interference with users’ funds has been found so far. Our security service is urgently examining all available information. ... We urge users to exercise caution and beware of fraud: do not follow suspicious links, do not trust dubious messages, and do not share your account details with anyone
In turn, the company’s founder, Changpeng Zhao, tried to reassure clients.
Users’ funds are safe! This really does look like a Binance hack. I no longer run Binance (.com), but as a shareholder, I expect all users’ funds to be fully covered
He also thanked Tether (~$971 million) and Circle (~$823 million) for rapidly freezing the funds.
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