Binance Suspends Withdrawals Following Massive Suspected Cryptocurrency Theft
Binance has temporarily suspended withdrawals across multiple networks following a major security incident. While the exchange maintains that user funds are safe and is actively investigating, reports suggest hackers may have drained at least $2 billion from Binance's hot wallets. Some estimates place the potential loss as high as $5.7 billion, which would constitute one of the largest thefts in cryptocurrency history. The breach has triggered significant movement within the ecosystem; Circle froze approximately $800 million in Tether passing through its networks, and Tether itself froze roughly $1.56 billion related to the incident. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao indicated that user funds are expected to be fully covered, though no specific mechanism for this coverage was provided.
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