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Here’s how an Ethereum upgrade helped drain part of Binance’s $6 billion loss
2026-10-3019 reads
On Ethereum, the attacker used a 2025 upgrade built to make ordinary wallets smarter, armed with 50 signatures from Binance's own wallet.
Binance hacker’s Bitcoin haul tops Coinbase’s corporate treasury
2026-10-3015 reads
The attackers held 18,270 BTC early Friday, topping Coinbase’s reported corporate holdings, and an Ether stash exceeding 500,000 ETH.
EIP-7702 didn’t cause Binance hack, but may have amplified losses
2026-10-3016 reads
Security experts say attackers could have drained Binance’s wallets without EIP-7702, but the Ethereum upgrade may have helped bypass withdrawal safeguards.
Crypto liquidations jump to $1.57 billion as Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether lower
2026-10-3019 reads
Bitcoin traded near $77,350 after $6.3 billion Binance hack, with crypto futures liquidations jumping to $1.57 billion.
Bitcoin, ether and XRP selloff wipes out $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto bets
2026-10-3017 reads
Bets on rising prices accounted for nearly 84% of forced closures, with Binance handling almost half the total. A rebound has since started catching short selle…
$6 billion Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether tumbling; Standard Chartered expects more pain
2026-10-3018 reads
Bitcoin and ether slid after a suspected $6.3 billion Binance security breach and a Polymarket exploit. Standard Chartered says crypto prices may remain under p…
Bitcoin Price Briefly Slides to $76,300 as Binance Confirms Hack Estimated at $6.3 Billion
2026-10-3019 reads
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Briefly Slides to $76,300 as Binance Confirms Hack Estimated at $6.3 Billion Bitcoin traded in the $76,300 range on Thursday as B…
Binance hack drained wallets backing customer assets, reserve data shows
2026-10-3020 reads
Binance’s own reserve data lists the drained wallets as backing customer balances, leaving its ether backing an estimated 6% short until the exchange replaces w…
Massive $5.9 Billion Binance Hack Hits XRP, BTC, ETH and Other Tokens
2026-10-3014 reads
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potentially record-breaking security breach after blockchain analysts detected nearly $6 billion in suspiciou…
Binance Hacker Hunts for Exit Ramps as DeFi Exchanges Pause Markets
2026-10-3025 reads
Etherscan records show wallets tied to the suspected Binance hack swapping freezable stablecoins for Ethereum on decentralized exchanges.