Binance says it will absorb the roughly $6.3B loss itself, covering stolen user funds via SAFU and corporate treasury. It has set aside over $6.34B, including $5B in the exact impacted tokens (USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH, BNB), covering about 80%, and is buying the rest via market and OTC channels. About $3B has been frozen on-chain with law enforcement and partners. Withdrawals are suspended; the firm targets phased resumption within ~34 hours, a Proof of Reserves snapshot in 12 hours with results by Nov 2, and a post mortem. Initial findings point to a compromised laptop plus additional breach points; no evidence of leaked private keys.

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Thread · 8 of 18 events · 1 mitigation · last update 30 Oct 20:07
  1. First reportCZ says Binance users’ funds are safe and affected balances will be covered4 acc.
  2. UpdateCZ says Binance will cover losses from the security incident2 acc.
  3. UpdateBinance says user funds are safe after a major hack, with stolen funds frozen32 acc.
  4. UpdateBinance expects to resume withdrawals within 48 hours after its security incident26 acc.
  5. MitigationSynapse and Lisk advise liquidity providers to withdraw amid Binance incident2 acc.
  6. UpdateCZ says Binance’s estimated loss gap is about $2 billion and manageable18 acc.
  7. UpdateBinance is reportedly helping the FBI and Secret Service after a $6.3 billion crypto heist38 acc.
  8. UpdateExperts warn Binance hack asset freezes may not lead to recovery2 acc.
  9. Leviathan published this article

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Cited posts

  • @CoinvoOn X ↗

    JUST IN: CZ says user funds are safe.

  • @AlexLee_NFT AlexLeeOn X ↗

    User funds are safe according to CZ. https://t.co/PxNHkCDPui

  • @meleemarkets MeleeOn X ↗

    UPDATE: CZ claims affected user funds will be covered, despite not having control over the company https://t.co/VwaUegmHjR

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  • @Kalshi_Crypto Kalshi CryptoFirst reportOn X ↗

    BREAKING: Binance Founder CZ says "user funds are safe"

  • @TFTC21 TFTCOn X ↗

    CZ says the "loss might be a bit higher" than ~$1B (after stablecoin freezes) "but will cover." https://t.co/APUtDvqHEz

  • @DarkWebInformer Dark Web InformerOn X ↗

    CZ says Binance will cover the losses.

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Open486 open positions · 447 long · 39 short

Tracked accounts lean long about 97% of the time, so a long-heavy book is normal, not a signal. As of 30 Oct 20:03 UTC.

Reaction since the first post

Since 29 Oct 21:18 UTC30+ calls opened · 18 long · 12 short

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Callers with a scored record

@luge517 long · entry $717.82alpha −0.179 · 54% hit rate · 41 scored
@Shade_Trades long · entry $710.07alpha −0.041 · 50% hit rate · 20 scored
@akira_noma short · entry $716.59alpha −0.111 · 56% hit rate · 78 scored

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Crowding1st percentile · vs last 28 days, 50 typical
Pulse 24h88/100 · unusualness of new calls, 0–100, 50 typical, higher means more long than usual
Book96.9% long · 10,784 accounts

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