Circle reports monitoring a possible Binance exploit involving $2.5B withdrawal from hot wallets; BNB down 9%, breach unconfirmed.

Security & Exploits · 2026-10-29

Circle reports monitoring claims of a possible Binance exploit after approximately $2.5 billion withdrew from Binance hot wallets within minutes, with BNB falling as much as 9 percent. Binance has not confirmed a breach occurred.

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