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According to Binance's official announcement, Binance released Security Incident Recovery Update #8 on November 5, gradually resuming withdrawals for a batch of assets starting from 2026-11-05 04:00 (UTC), while deposit services remain open. The update affects networks such as ETH, BSC, BASE, TRX, MATIC, and SUI, and covers assets including UNI, AAVE, PAXG, VIRTUAL, WLFI, ASTER, AERO, SUN, and SUI. Binance stated that priority will be assigned based on user demand over the past week, with phased reopening scheduled after completing security and readiness checks. Users may encounter processing delays during the rollout.
Odaily reports: Binance has released Security Incident Recovery Progress Update #8, announcing that it will begin opening withdrawals for some assets in batches starting at 12:00 Beijing time on November 5, 2026. The assets involved include UNI, AAVE, PAXG, VIRTUAL, MORPHO and others on the ETH network; ASTER, PROM, UNI, 1MBABYDOGE, FIL and others on the BSC network; AERO, VIRTUAL, MORPHO, and AVNT on the BASE network; JST, SUN, and BTTC on the TRX network; GNS on the MATIC network; and MMT on the SUI network. The relevant withdrawal services will be gradually restored in batches after security checks are completed, while deposit services will remain normal.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Mercado Bitcoin hacker (0xbaa...E896) transferred 1.92 million VIRTUAL (approximately $1.14 million) to a new wallet and is currently selling them in batches through MetaMask, with each batch of 30,000 to 40,000 tokens valued at approximately $17,000 to $45,000.
Arkham monitoring shows that the Mercado Bitcoin hacker transferred approximately $1.1 million worth of VIRTUAL to a new address and sold it in batches, still holding about $1 million worth of the token.
According to a post by Lookonchain, the exchange Mercado Bitcoin was hacked, with losses exceeding $46 million. More than $9 million of the stolen assets have been frozen. The hacker still holds the following altcoins, which may face selling pressure: 372.99 billion PEPE, worth $1.79 million; 12,820 AAVE, worth $1.61 million; 769,950 PENDLE, worth $1.35 million; 29,830 EVA, worth $1.26 million; 1.98 million VIRTUAL, worth $1.15 million; 147,840 UNI, worth $1.04 million; 2.67 million ONDO, worth $1.03 million.