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Binance hit by $5.8B hack as Tether and Circle freeze billions

Cointelegraph·October 29, 2026·1 min read
Binance hit by $5.8B hack as Tether and Circle freeze billions

Binance is investigating a multibillion-dollar security breach involving its Ethereum wallets. Tether and Circle have frozen over $2.36 billion in stablecoins linked to the incident. The hack marks one of the largest in crypto history, with funds still being traced and recovery efforts ongoing.

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