The perpetrator of the recent Binance exploit mistakenly transferred about 8 million NEWT directly to the token's own contract address, along with 17 other tokens including ANIME, ARPA, BARD, CELR, FTT, GLM, KNC, LQTY, RARE, SIGN and WOO. The combined holdings are worth roughly $3.5 million at current prices. Newton Foundation says the NEWT contract itself was not compromised but that the funds are permanently locked because the contract is immutable, with no owner or admin and upgrades disabled after admin rights were renounced onchain in 2025. The tokens cannot be recovered and can never be sold into the market. Findings have been shared with Binance.

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  1. First reportBinance attacker’s $3.5 million token transfer to the NEWT contract is permanently unrecoverable13 acc.
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  • @NewtonFndn Newton FoundationFirst reportOn X ↗

    Earlier today, the attacker behind the recent @binance exploit, apparently in error, sent approximately 8.0M NEWT directly to the NEWT token contract address (0xd0ec028a3d21533fdd200838f39c85b03679285d), along with 17 other tokens: $ANIME,…

  • @BlockTempo 動區動趨 BlockTempoOn X ↗

    Newton：幣安駭客誤把約 350 萬美元代幣打進 NEWT 合約——永久鎖死、無法回收@NewtonFndn 聲明：今日稍早，與近期 @binance 漏洞相關的攻擊者「顯然誤操作」，將約 800 萬枚 $NEWT 直接打進 NEWT 代幣合約地址（0xd0ec…285d），並一併轉入另外 17 種代幣（含… https://t.co/dOTxoQfQEJ

  • @crypto_banter Crypto BanterOn X ↗

    🚨BINANCE HACKER ACCIDENTALLY SENDS ~$3.5M IN TOKENS TO NEWT CONTRACT ADDRESS, FUNDS NOW STUCK!@binance hacker sent roughly $3.32-3.5 million worth of tokens, including about 8 million $NEWT plus other altcoins, directly to the NEWT token contract address by mistake, per…

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  • @TheMoneyApe TMA | The Money ApeOn X ↗

    🚨 BINANCE HACKER MISTAKE 🚨 North Korea's hackers apparently sent 8 million $NEWT & 17 other tokens worth $3.5 million directly into the NEWT token contract by mistake. Binance is now working with the FBI while assuring users that their losses will be covered.

  • @wublockchain12 吴说区块链On X ↗

    吴说获悉，Newton Foundation 表示，近期币安黑客事件的攻击者疑似因操作失误，将约 800 万枚 NEWT 及另外 17 种代币直接转入 NEWT 代币合约地址，涉及 ANIME、ANKR、ARPA、BARD、CELR、DENT、DOLO、FTT、GLM、HIGH、HOT、KNC、LQTY、RARE、RESOLV、SIGN 和 WOO，相关资产总价值约 350…

  • @EmberCN 余烬On X ↗

    Binance 黑客误把包括 $NEWT 在内的价值 $332 万的 18 种代币，转到了 NEWT 代币合约地址。 这些误转的资金彻底损失了，NEWT 项目方也弄不回来： NEWT 基金会说 NEWT 代币合约的管理员权限已在 2025 年放弃，合约升级功能也禁用了。所以现在没有任何人能把这些误转的币从 NEWT… https://t.co/ROw73L0n6D

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