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

CoinTelegraph · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:24:36 GMT

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Binance said it was investigating a possible security breach linked to suspicious wallet transfers, while co-founder CZ said nearly $1.8 billion in stablecoins had been frozen.

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