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Binance users withdraw billions after record crypto hack

Published

2 November 2026

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market

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Crypto & Web3

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United Kingdom

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Fusion42 · 2 November 2026 · Fusion42 review

Binance experienced what is believed to be the largest crypto hack in history, impacting $6.3bn in digital assets. Users withdrew $3.6bn following the incident, and Binance has covered 95% of stolen assets while working to recover the remainder.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3, and 3 sources have reported it.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Crypto asset stability just jolted. You face a risk of rapid capital flight and must plan defensive liquidity buffers and assure customers of asset safety in your exchanges or wallets.

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3 sources · 2 Nov 2026

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