WatcherGuru posted a BREAKING alert claiming Binance was hacked with over $5.6 billion stolen.
[1][2][3][4][5][6]← Week of Oct 25Oct 25 – Oct 31 UTC Every claim links to the posts behind it01 02 03 8 posts on X 1 week
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Binance reportedly hit by $5.6B hack; Tether freezes ~$971M and Circle ~$823M
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Attention
Who was talking, day by day
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What happened
Posts on X amplify a WatcherGuru alert claiming Binance was hacked for over $5.6 billion, broken down as $1.45B BTC, $875M ETH, $234M TRX, $50M XAUT, $1.57B USDT, $823M USDC, $75M WBETH, $88.5M RLUSD and $447.5M in other assets. CZ responds that user funds are safe, calls it 'a hack on Binance', thanks Tether for a ~$971M freeze and Circle for a ~$823M freeze, and saying he no longer manages Binance.com but as a shareholder expects user funds fully covered.
Why it matters
The allegation touches Binance, the largest crypto exchange, and the two largest stablecoin issuers by their ability to freeze funds mid-incident, which is why Tether/Circle actions rather than the token list became the second thread of the story. As of the provided data the hack is unverified beyond posts and CZ's acknowledgement.
Observed reaction
Fear and shock at the claimed scale, with attention focused on whether freezes and CZ's statement mean user funds are covered rather than on any price reaction.
Spread
Where it started and who carried it
- First seen
- Oct 25, 00:00 UTC by @darklord_gr
- Accounts
- 118 tracked · 249 elsewhere on X
- Communities
- general ct (28), memecoins solana (17), eth defi (13), bitcoin (11)
- Key accounts
- @satoshilambo, @josh_hodlin, @weirdamoto, @kg13445545, @tgwcapital_
Explainability
Evidence register
That alert lists $1.45B BTC, $875M ETH, $234M TRX, $50M XAUT, $1.57B USDT, $823M USDC, $75M WBETH, $88.5M RLUSD, plus $447.5M in other crypto, and calls it the largest hack in crypto history.
[1][2][3][4][5][6]CZ said user funds are safe, said it 'does look like a hack on Binance', thanked Tether (~$971m freeze) and Circle (~$823m freeze), and said he does not manage Binance.com but as a shareholder expects user funds fully covered.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]Angles
- Explain how Tether and Circle freezes work and why ~$971M and ~$823M could reportedly be stopped, without predicting recovery.
- Track what is and is not confirmed: WatcherGuru's $5.6B figure is a post claim; CZ's reply is the only first-hand acknowledgement in the data.
- Compare the reported $88.5M RLUSD figure with RLUSD's $84.7M 24h volume on CoinGecko to show how loose the post's numbers may be.
In the playbook for Mon, Nov 9
Formats in use
Risks
- Unverified hack: the $5.6B figure and asset breakdown come from a WatcherGuru alert quoted by many accounts, and CZ's post confirms only 'a hack', not the amount. Mark as unverified.
- Paid/coordinated amplification: 118 tracked accounts pushed this, with near-identical RTs and identical like/view/quote counts across many posts, a pattern consistent with coordinated amplification.
- No financial advice or price predictions, and no harassment of CZ or any named account.
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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