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Strangers are begging the Binance hacker for bitcoin, one ‘help me bro’ at a time

CoinDesk·November 2, 2026·1 min read
Strangers are begging the Binance hacker for bitcoin, one ‘help me bro’ at a time

The 19 wallets holding 18,270 BTC stolen from Binance have received only sub-dollar payments since Thursday, each carrying messages ranging from pleas for help to laundering pitches and token shills. No significant movement of the stolen funds has occurred, highlighting the frozen nature of the assets.

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