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UNINavi Protocol said the Binance-related incident has not affected it and that user funds are safe, with deposits, withdrawals, borrowing and repayments running normally. The team said it is watching on-chain activity and urged users to check their positions amid possible volatility.
The story so far: Binance hot wallet hack
On-chain data showed abnormal outflows from a Binance hot wallet worth more than $2.5bn, and Tether and Paxos froze assets linked to the suspected hack. Cobo's Shenyu said attackers used EIP-7702 approvals to move about $5.8bn across chains in minutes, and Tether has frozen 13...
Binance hot wallet suspected of losing more than $2.5bn in assets
On-chain data indicates abnormal outflows from a Binance hot wallet to newly created addresses initially funded from Tornado Cash, with the assets involved worth more than $2.5bn.
Binance ethereum hot wallet suspected of large abnormal outflow of about $2.53bn
Market reports and on-chain data point to a suspected large abnormal outflow from a Binance ethereum hot wallet involving more than 60 tokens and about $2.53bn in assets. The claim has not been officially confirmed and is still being verified.
Ethereum
ChainCatcherAIBearish
Tether freezes $971m in USDT in suspected Binance hack
Tether has frozen $971m in USDT linked to a suspected hack of Binance, according to on-chain reports.
Stablecoins
OdailyAIBearishCircle freezes $823m in USDC amid suspected Binance hack
Circle has frozen $823m in USDC in connection with a suspected hack at Binance, on-chain reports say.
Stablecoins
OdailyAIBearishCZ says Binance user funds are safe as about $1.79bn in stablecoins is frozen
CZ said user funds are safe and that the incident looks like a hack targeting Binance, thanking Tether and Circle for quickly freezing about $971m and $823m respectively. He no longer manages Binance.com but, as a shareholder, expects all user funds to be fully covered.
Stablecoins
OdailyAIBearishTether has frozen more than 1.567bn USDT
Tether has frozen more than 1.567bn USDT, Bloomberg reported.
Stablecoins
OdailyAIBearishArkham links suspected Binance hacker to 50 wallets holding $5.61bn
Arkham says a hacker suspected of stealing billions of dollars in an overnight attack on Binance holds about $5.61bn across 50 wallets, led by about $1.57bn in USDT, $1.45bn in BTC and $879m in ETH. Tether has said it froze more than 1.567bn USDT tied to the hack.
Stablecoins
CoinNessAIBearishBinance says technical error is blocking some withdrawals
Binance said some users hit crypto withdrawal problems because of a technical error and its team is working to restore the service, adding that user funds are safe. On-chain data suggested outflows of up to $5.6bn after its hot wallet was suspected of being attacked.
Aave freezes lending market linked to stolen crypto tied to Binance
Aave said it urgently froze the relevant lending market to block attempts to borrow again using cryptocurrency leaked from Binance as collateral.
Address linked to suspected Binance hack borrows 19,762 ETH from Aave
Phylax Systems' Odysseus says an address tied to a suspected Binance hot wallet hack deposited about $60m in USDT into Aave and borrowed 19,762 ETH, worth about $44.7m. Etherscan has flagged the address as "Binance Hot Wallet Exploiter 3".
Address linked to suspected Binance breach sells about 4.7m UNI for ETH
An address tagged "Binance Hot Wallet Exploiter 15" is swapping UNI for ETH via Uniswap. It received about 7.02m UNI, has sold about 4.7m and holds about 2.32m UNI worth roughly $14.9m plus about 12,283.8 ETH worth about $27.9m.
Elon Musk says 'Everyday is Zeroday' on Binance hack
Elon Musk commented on the Binance hack, saying: "Everyday is Zeroday."
Aave freezes DAO-run V3 and V4 markets after Binance wallet reports
Aave says its contracts are unaffected and positions remain overcollateralised, but all DAO-run V3 and V4 markets are frozen as a precaution, halting new deposits and borrowing while withdrawals and repayments continue.
Lookonchain says Binance hacker is selling PEPE, UNI and LINK for ETH
Lookonchain said the suspected Binance hacker is selling PEPE, UNI, LINK and other tokens on-chain for ETH, and still holds large altcoin positions including 217.5m ENA worth $39.5m and 7.58tn PEPE worth $34.4m.
Aave says it will keep monitoring and unfreeze DAO markets soon
Aave said it is continuing to monitor the situation and will unfreeze all previously frozen DAO-operated markets on V3 and V4 as soon as possible.
Paxos freezes $7.66m in PAXG linked to suspected Binance hack
Paxos says it froze 1,906.67 PAXG, worth about $7.66m, in a wallet beginning 0x522 believed to belong to a hacker after PAXG was taken in the Binance hack. Paxos says PAXG, PYUSD and USDG reserves are intact, its systems were unaffected and redemptions continue normally.
Stablecoins
CoinNessAIBearishNavi Protocol says user funds are safe after Binance incident
Navi Protocol said the Binance-related incident has not affected it and that user funds are safe, with deposits, withdrawals, borrowing and repayments running normally. The team said it is watching on-chain activity and urged users to check their positions amid possible volatility.
Crypto.com CEO says platform unaffected by Binance attack
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek says the platform was not affected by the cybersecurity attack on Binance, is operating normally with all funds safe, and is blocking addresses linked to the incident while offering Binance assistance.
Developer Justin Kalland says Binance hacker may have slipped up over MetaMask gas use
Smart-contract developer Justin Kalland said the suspected Binance hacker sent 175m USDT to a new wallet, which then received 2 ETH for gas and later used MetaMask's Gas Station service. He said MetaMask should preserve any Web2 logs it can obtain.
Ethereum
Arbitrum Security Council freezes about $30.5m linked to Binance exploit
The Arbitrum Security Council has executed a transaction freezing about $30.5m of funds tied to the Binance exploit.
Shenyu says Binance attackers moved about $5.8bn in three minutes
Cobo co-founder Shenyu said in a video that attackers broadcast a transaction with 50 approval requests at 4:20am Beijing time on 30 Oct and began moving assets about three minutes later across chains including Ethereum and Tron, worth about $5.8bn at then-prices. He said they used the EIP-7702 approval mechanism after rehearsing twice with a test wallet, and Tether has frozen 13...
Ethereum
Specter says Arbitrum froze $30.5m in ARB and Paxos $215,700 in USDP
On-chain sleuth Specter says Arbitrum has frozen $30.5m worth of ARB and Paxos has frozen $215,700 worth of USDP, bringing total frozen funds to $2.83bn.
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