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Flap posted on X that its official website is currently experiencing a DNS hijacking and has been redirected to an unauthorized website. The team reminds users not to visit the official website, connect wallets, or sign any transactions for the time being, and states that they are working on the issue and will publish an update once the website is confirmed to be safe.
Odaily — According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, an a16z-linked entity (0xb5E...F...) has been suspected of selling off $10.7 million worth of HYPE since yesterday. Following the disclosure of the Binance hack news, the entity transferred 118,000 HYPE in batches to Wintermute, Galaxy Digital, and Cumberland at an average price of $90.72, with the purpose unknown. The most recent transfer occurred 10 hours ago.
the Binance hack incident may present opportunities for decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Each time a major sudden security breach or trust crisis occurs at a large CEX, DEXs and the entire DeFi sector experience a significant inflow of capital and development opportunities, and this time is no exception. The advantage of DEXs is that their security is guaranteed by computer science and cryptography, making them immune to social engineering attacks that could lead to trojan implantation or system compromise. DEX on-chain hard rules are enforced automatically, such as time locks and automatic circuit breakers. Even if a hacker obtains keys, they must still comply with the rules set by the smart contracts.This security incident has once again sounded the alarm of "Not your keys, not your coins." A large number of users, concerned about the security of centralized custody, will withdraw assets to personal cold wallets or on-chain non-custodial wallets. Once assets flow back on-chain, the trading, liquidity mining, and wealth management needs of these idle funds will be directly absorbed by leading DEXs such as Uniswap and Jupiter, driving a short-term surge in DEX trading volume and total value locked (TVL). (Caixin)
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Binance hacker group is repeatedly splitting funds across multiple wallets through automated transfers, then moving them back to previous addresses and redistributing them to new addresses in order to obscure the fund flows. Most recently, the group transferred 120 million TRX, worth approximately $38.78 million, and subsequently carried out further distribution.
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, over the past 2 hours, Ethena (0xB805...E890936) deposited 128.6 million ENA, worth $24.33 million, into Binance. Binance is currently buying back the stolen assets through both on-exchange and off-exchange methods to complete its Proof of Reserves (PoR); this deposit may represent Binance purchasing ENA from Ethena via OTC trading to cover the stolen asset shortfall. The amount of ENA stolen from Binance yesterday was 217.5 million.
Bitcoin News posted on X that blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said hackers used "offensive agentic technology" to gain unauthorized access to its internal systems and tools, resulting in the leak of customer names, email addresses, user IDs, and organizational job titles. Chainalysis stated that there is currently no evidence that passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA) keys, session tokens, or sensitive investigation data were compromised, and said the attack is unrelated to the recent $6 billion hack suffered by Binance.
LlamaRisk disclosed that Aave is unfreezing markets frozen due to the Binance hack in four phases. The v3 frozen reserves have already been unfrozen, while hacker-held assets such as USDT and USDC cannot currently be used for new borrowings against collateral.
According to Bloomberg, US President Trump stated he is monitoring the Binance hack; when asked if it was carried out by North Korean hackers, he said, "We don't know, we are investigating."
Cantor highlighted Coinbase, Robinhood, and Strategy, expecting share prices to rebound once the panic subsides; TD Cowen believes this incident exposes Binance's own security vulnerabilities, while Compass Point stated that its liquidity is sufficient to cover the losses.
Binance has issued a second update on the security incident: it aims to restore withdrawals in phases within approximately 34 hours, has already covered around 80% of the stolen amount with equivalent tokens, will conduct the first proof of reserves snapshot within 12 hours with results to be released on November 2, and still no evidence of private key leakage has been found.
Odaily reports: Lin Han, founder and CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform Gate, has called on the crypto industry to immediately establish a security alliance to unify security standards, intrusion detection protocols, and emergency response mechanisms in order to address security incidents like the one suffered by Binance. The Binance incident involved approximately $6.3 billion in losses.Gate also proposed promoting a vault solution with split keys, distributing private keys among users, Gate, and recovery partners, so that funds can only be transferred after at least two parties are compromised; vault withdrawals would be subject to a 48-hour delay to allow users to freeze their funds.Gate stated that it has flagged the relevant hacker addresses and will freeze any illicit funds transferred to its platform. (Bitcoin.com News)
CZ posted a response to the discussion that the Binance hack had limited impact on Bitcoin's price, stating that the $6.3 billion stolen this time is the largest in USD terms, but not in terms of Bitcoin quantity. Mt. Gox lost approximately 650,000 BTC back then, accounting for more than 5% of Bitcoin's total supply, and its impact was greater.CZ pointed out that assessing the impact of a hack also requires considering the number of affected users and the proportion of their assets damaged. In the Mt. Gox and FTX incidents, the affected users and the scale of their assets were nearly fully covered, whereas in Binance's case this time, the affected party was only the platform itself, user assets were unaffected, and the platform will bear all losses. CZ acknowledged that this incident remains a major blow to the crypto industry, to Binance, and to himself, but emphasized that Binance can survive the crisis, and that protecting users is the most important thing.
During an interview with CNBC discussing the Binance hack, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig stated that the CFTC hopes to provide a federal-level option for crypto exchanges to register with the CFTC.
Odaily report: Crypto analyst Darkfost posted that market sentiment deteriorated noticeably within a single day, with the Fear and Greed Index falling from 51 (neutral) to 30 (fear), the lowest level since mid-August. Over the same period, Bitcoin dropped about 4% to 5% within 24 hours, briefly touching a six-week low near $76,500; Ethereum fell below $2,200, and total liquidations across the market exceeded $1.6 billion in the past 24 hours.Darkfost noted that historically, periods of market pessimism often correspond to accumulation opportunities, but the current index reading of 30 only represents fear and has not yet entered the extreme fear zone below 25, suggesting market sentiment may remain under pressure. In addition, this round of decline was partly triggered by Binance's $6.3 billion hack incident and did not stem entirely from a clear deterioration in market fundamentals.
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs attributed the Binance hack to the North Korean hacker group TraderTraitor with high confidence, stating that approximately $6.36 billion in assets were withdrawn from Binance wallets across 10 blockchains.
According to market news, the U.S. Secret Service stated that investigators are collaborating with private sector partners, including Circle, to identify, freeze, trace, and recover funds stolen from Binance.
Odaily reports: Binance co-CEO He Yi said in a video posted on X that the affected assets in the hacking incident totaled $6.3 billion, of which $3 billion was frozen with the help of industry participants. Withdrawals are expected to reopen in the next 42 hours; withdrawals were previously suspended to ensure the entire environment was uncontaminated. In addition to rebuilding a secure environment, the pursuit of the hackers will not be abandoned, and the investigation will be carried through to the end.
Bonk Guy posted that although Bitcoin has further dropped from around $79,000 to near $77,000, most altcoins have shown relatively strong resilience against Bitcoin. While some tokens also declined, the drops were relatively limited. Binance appears to have bought back most of the tokens sold off during the hack incident, and approximately $3 billion in assets have been frozen and are expected to be returned. Of the $6.3 billion in losses involved in this incident, about half has been frozen, and the remaining portion may also be recovered within a reasonably short timeframe.Bonk Guy expects that Bitcoin may decline further and form a阶段性 low, but most of the selling pressure on altcoins may have already been released. Market conditions could improve over the coming weeks to months, and he believes it is currently more suitable to go long on altcoins, buying in batches during pullbacks.
21Shares has released an analysis report on the Binance hack, stating that on October 29, Binance suffered an attack of approximately $6.3 billion, of which about $3 billion in stolen assets have now been frozen, and Binance has committed to bearing all losses. Within 24 hours after the incident, Bitcoin fell slightly more than 2%, significantly lower than the roughly 26% decline Bitcoin experienced after the FTX incident in November 2022. 221Shares emphasized that this incident was a security breach affecting Binance as a single company, and that the Bitcoin network itself was not attacked. Binance stated that it will cover all losses through the SAFU fund and corporate funds. Calculated at a Bitcoin price of approximately $78,509, the 15,000 BTC held by the SAFU fund is worth about $1.18 billion, which can cover about 36% of the losses on unfrozen assets, with the remaining portion to be borne by corporate funds. The report also mentioned that Chainalysis has high confidence that the attack is linked to North Korea, but Binance and government agencies have not yet officially confirmed the attribution.In addition, 21Shares stated that the assets of its physically backed ETPs and ETFs are held in cold storage by third-party custodians such as BitGo, Coinbase Custody, Anchorage Digital, and Zodia Custody, and are not kept in exchange accounts. Therefore, they were not affected by this incident, and all of the company's products are trading normally.
Regarding the attack details, Teng stated that the incident was not carried out by a single individual and involved sophisticated techniques. Initial investigations pointed to a compromised laptop, with subsequent inquiries revealing additional points of entry. The attackers deployed a self-destruct mechanism to eliminate tools and traces during the attack, complicating tracking efforts. They also exploited the known EIP-7702 protocol to secure on-chain execution authorization for a hot wallet, bypassing Binance's standard approval controls. Consequently, Binance suspended withdrawal services to investigate, rebuild, and thoroughly retest its entire infrastructure.