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Fintech News Singapore· Izzat Najmi Abdullah·· 3 hours agoSelectedAI score74

Binance loses US$6.3 billion to theft, four times the previous cryptocurrency theft record

Binance’s US$6.3 Billion Breach Is Four Times the Previous Crypto Hack Record

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Binance was robbed of US$6.36 billion on October 29, 2026. TRM Labs said most of the funds were transferred out within about 20 minutes, making it the largest known cryptocurrency theft by losses.

Why it matters

The article compares the Binance theft with previous major crypto-asset thefts and examines mechanisms including wallet signatures, cross-chain bridges and stablecoin freezes, showing how the losses occurred and were handled.

Source:Fintech News Singapore · fintechnews.sg