@gmartin_0 said the biggest crypto exchange was getting hacked, called it scary times for buying #Bitcoin, and said his $77.5K and $76.5K BTC orders were filled with a $76.2K average and liquidity between $72K-$74K.
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'Binance getting hacked' sweeps Crypto Twitter after Hyperliquid false alarm
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What happened
@gmartin_0 said the biggest crypto exchange was getting hacked, called it scary times for buying #Bitcoin, and said his $77.5K and $76.5K BTC orders were filled with a $76.2K average and liquidity between $72K-$74K. @gmartin_0 later said BTC was still holding above 75k despite the Binance hacking news, and that bears claim they called it. @iwantlambo said everyone was joking about Hyperliquid getting hacked that day but it ended up being Binance.
+ 7 more in the evidence register ↓Why it matters
A Binance-level security scare is the single biggest test of CT's collective nerve this week: it forced traders to decide whether to buy the panic or flee, revived the self-custody versus CEX debate, and produced second-order takes about hardware wallets and Lazarus-style threats. If the incident is confirmed, it will shape how the market treats exchange risk for months; if not, the false-alarm pattern is its own story.
Observed reaction
Mostly shocked and cynical, with a mocking tone aimed at bad actors. Traders like @gmartin_0 stayed bullish on BTC and used the dip to fill orders. @iwantlambo laughed that the predicted target (Hyperliquid) was wrong and it was Binance. @akuwazir pushed back on mocking a hack, citing solidarity. @murkiwaters and @mranorld93 turned it into a self-custody safety argument, while @bsvdrip called the reactions a trap.
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Where it started and who carried it
- First seen
- Oct 27, 16:00 UTC by @vikrantnyc
- Accounts
- 9 tracked · 36 elsewhere on X
- Communities
- memecoins solana (3), bitcoin (2), general ct (2), nft culture (1)
- Key accounts
- @zectrillionaire, @ashcrypto, @mikezillionaire, @amitisinvesting, @rookiexbt
Explainability
Evidence register
@gmartin_0 later said BTC was still holding above 75k despite the Binance hacking news, and that bears claim they called it.
[1]@iwantlambo said everyone was joking about Hyperliquid getting hacked that day but it ended up being Binance.
[1]@akuwazir said Elon Musk trolled CZ over a security incident, called trolling another tech sector for getting hacked a bad look, and cited NEAR, which froze an exploit on its chain the same day it faced a hack of its own.
[1]@akuwazir said cold wallets are getting drained, hot wallets exploited, protocols hacked, that groups like Lazarus continue to target the industry, and that user fund protection is an afterthought.
[1]@signalcalls declined to post about Binance getting hacked, saying followers are already aware.
[1]@murkiwaters said even self-custody is not safe and hardware/self-custody wallets are getting hacked too.
[1][2]@blockstargram said banks have also been targeted and are getting hacked.
[1]@mranorld93 said with all the exchanges getting hacked, it is time to go decentralized again.
[1]@0xgambit7 said crypto can barely go two months without another protocol getting hacked and that today it was @Polymarket.
[1]Angles
- Explain what is actually confirmed about the Binance incident versus what is speculation, with a timeline of which posts said what and when.
- Map the second-wave narratives the hack triggered: self-custody/hardware wallets, Lazarus-style groups, and the 'go decentralized again' argument.
- Compare how CT reacted to the rumored Hyperliquid hack earlier the same day versus the Binance news that followed.
Formats in use
- reaction post
- quote/commentary
- thread
- personal trading update
- price-level breakdown
Risks
- The Binance hack is unverified in these posts; treat it as an unverified incident and avoid stating it as confirmed.
- Do not repeat or amplify the alleged 254,045 bot figure from @bsvdrip as fact.
- No price predictions or advice, even when quoting traders' own allocations and levels.
- Flag that some posts read as coordinated engagement-bait around a security scare.
Observed content
Most-engaged posts
Scary times to be buying #Bitcoin... The last thing you want to see is the biggest crypto exchange getting hacked. But I still got my $77.5K and $76.5K orders filled. I’m now 75% allocated, with a $76.2K buying average. My remaining liquidity is sitting below the September loOpen on X →
#Bitcoin bears have been saying that BTC was coming down for many reasons.. Because of war, high yields, Oil prices, bad macro, etc etc Yet.. BTC price was barely moving from all that.. Now they are screaming "I TOLD YOU" Dudes are acting as if they knew Binance was gettingOpen on X →
everyone was joking hyperliquid getting hacked today but it ended up being binance 😭😭💀Open on X →
trolling another tech sector for getting hacked is a bad look the tech industry is unpredictable. bc. you might be safe today and become the next target tomorrow look at what happened to NEAR. the network froze an exploit on its chain, and on the same day, it faced a hack of itOpen on X →
crypto is becoming harder to trust, and that should worry everyone cold wallets are getting drained. hot wallets are being exploited. protocols are getting hacked, and investors are slowly losing confidence in the projects they once believed in where exactly are users supposedOpen on X →
I’m not going to post about Binance getting hacked, like some news agency would. You’re all already aware of it anyway.Open on X →
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