On 2026-10-29 and 2026-10-30, posts circulating on X said the world's largest crypto exchange Binance had been hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen, listing $1.45 billion BTC, $875 million ETH, $234 million TRX, $50 million XAUT, $1.57 billion USDT, $823 million USDC, $75 million WBETH, $88.5 million RLUSD and $447.5 million additional cryptocurrencies, and calling it the largest hack in crypto history; these are unverified claims from the posts, not confirmed facts.
[1][2][3][4][5][6]← Week of Oct 25Oct 25 – Oct 31 UTC Every claim links to the posts behind it01 02 8 posts on X 2 weeks
Narrative / Rank 02 / Week of Oct 25 – Oct 31 / Back after a break
Unverified claim of $5.6 billion Binance hack sweeps X as @cz_binance says user funds are safe and Tether/Circle froze ~$971m and ~$823m
Peak / day193tracked accounts
Peak dayThuOct 29 · busiest day in the panel
Rest of X / peak day134distinct accounts outside the panel
Cited claims21 dropped by automated checks
Market—no token attached
Attention
Who was talking, day by day
Tracked paneldistinct tracked accounts / day
Rest of Xdistinct other accounts / day
What happened
On 2026-10-29 and 2026-10-30, posts circulating on X said the world's largest crypto exchange Binance had been hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen, listing $1.45 billion BTC, $875 million ETH, $234 million TRX, $50 million XAUT, $1.57 billion USDT, $823 million USDC, $75 million WBETH, $88.5 million RLUSD and $447.5 million additional cryptocurrencies, and calling it the largest hack in crypto history; these are unverified claims from the posts, not confirmed facts. On 2026-10-29 and 2026-10-30, posts sharing a statement attributed to @cz_binance said user funds are safe, that it does look like a hack on Binance, and credited quick freezes from Tether (~$971m) and Circle (~$823m), with CZ adding that he no longer manages Binance (.com) but as a shareholder expects all user funds will be fully covered.
Why it matters
Observed reaction
Spread
Where it started and who carried it
- First seen
- Oct 25, 00:52 UTC by @mrbhenderson
- Accounts
- 262 tracked · 843 elsewhere on X
- Communities
- memecoins solana (61), general ct (54), perps trading (32), nft culture (24)
- Key accounts
- @kg13445545, @watcherguru, @blockstargram, @satoshilambo, @weirdamoto
Explainability
Evidence register
On 2026-10-29 and 2026-10-30, posts sharing a statement attributed to @cz_binance said user funds are safe, that it does look like a hack on Binance, and credited quick freezes from Tether (~$971m) and Circle (~$823m), with CZ adding that he no longer manages Binance (.com) but as a shareholder expects all user funds will be fully covered.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]Angles
Formats in use
- breaking news RT
- official statement RT
- numbered breakdown of stolen funds by asset
Risks
- The hack figures ($5.6 billion, asset-by-asset totals) come only from posts and are unverified; no market data is provided in the story block, so treat the amounts as unconfirmed claims.
- High viral engagement (43620 likes and 5.8 million views on identical RT text) suggests coordinated spread of the same unverified claim; avoid amplifying as confirmed.
- CZ's statement is itself a post-based claim about funds being safe; do not repeat it as an official guarantee.
Observed content
Most-engaged posts
RT @WatcherGuru: BREAKING: World's largest crypto exchange Binance hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen: • $1.45 billion $BTC • $875 million $ETH • $234 million $TRX • $50 million $XAUT • $1.57 billion $USDT • $823 million $USDC • $75 million $WBETH • $88.5 million $RLUSD + $4Open on X →
RT @WatcherGuru: BREAKING: World's largest crypto exchange Binance hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen: • $1.45 billion $BTC • $875 million $ETH • $234 million $TRX • $50 million $XAUT • $1.57 billion $USDT • $823 million $USDC • $75 million $WBETH • $88.5 million $RLUSD + $4Open on X →
RT @WatcherGuru: BREAKING: World's largest crypto exchange Binance hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen: • $1.45 billion $BTC • $875 million $ETH • $234 million $TRX • $50 million $XAUT • $1.57 billion $USDT • $823 million $USDC • $75 million $WBETH • $88.5 million $RLUSD + $4Open on X →
RT @WatcherGuru: BREAKING: World's largest crypto exchange Binance hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen: • $1.45 billion $BTC • $875 million $ETH • $234 million $TRX • $50 million $XAUT • $1.57 billion $USDT • $823 million $USDC • $75 million $WBETH • $88.5 million $RLUSD + $4Open on X →
RT @WatcherGuru: BREAKING: World's largest crypto exchange Binance hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen: • $1.45 billion $BTC • $875 million $ETH • $234 million $TRX • $50 million $XAUT • $1.57 billion $USDT • $823 million $USDC • $75 million $WBETH • $88.5 million $RLUSD + $4Open on X →
RT @WatcherGuru: BREAKING: World's largest crypto exchange Binance hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen: • $1.45 billion $BTC • $875 million $ETH • $234 million $TRX • $50 million $XAUT • $1.57 billion $USDT • $823 million $USDC • $75 million $WBETH • $88.5 million $RLUSD + $4Open on X →
RT @cz_binance: User funds are safe! It does look like a hack on Binance. Appreciate the quick freeze from Tether (~$971m) and Circle (~$823m). I don't manage Binance (.com) anymore, but as a shareholder, I expect all user funds will be fully covered.Open on X →
RT @cz_binance: User funds are safe! It does look like a hack on Binance. Appreciate the quick freeze from Tether (~$971m) and Circle (~$823m). I don't manage Binance (.com) anymore, but as a shareholder, I expect all user funds will be fully covered.Open on X →
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