Binance freezes assets after $6.3 bil. heist, crypto industry's biggest

Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in an attack that analysts said could be the biggest crypto heist ever. Binance said it had worked with partners to freeze about $3 billion in assets and that co-founder Yi He would cover all hacking losses. The exchange said deposits were unaffected and it expected to resume withdrawals within 48 hours. Bitcoin, ether and BNB fell as the breach raised concerns about the safety of assets held on centralized exchanges.

TRM Labs said the attackers targeted Binance wallets on 10 blockchains and moved most of the funds in about 20 minutes.

Binance said an initial investigation suggested the breach may have started with an engineer’s hacked laptop, which could have provided access to one of its systems.

Tether said it froze nearly $1.57 billion in assets linked to the incident, while Circle froze more than $800 million.

Binance reported 335 million registered users globally and about $162.8 billion in assets under custody in its 2025 annual report.

TRM Labs said last year’s attackers stole $2.9 billion in cryptocurrency across nearly 150 attacks.

Published Oct 30, 2026 1:33 pm KST

Updated Oct 30, 2026 4:13 pm KST

Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in front of displayed Binance logo in this illustration taken Nov. 10, 2022. Reuters-Yonhap

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG — Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, in what analysts say is the biggest crypto hack ever, an attack that could prompt investors to rethink the risks of owning digital assets.

The hackers behind the raid were from North Korea, according to U.S. blockchain analysis firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis. The attackers targeted Binance wallets on 10 blockchains and shifted most of the funds in about 20 minutes, TRM Labs said in a statement.

Binance said it worked with partners to freeze the affected assets with about $3 billion located so far. It did not mention the status of the remaining $3.3 billion, and its co-founder Yi He said the exchange would cover "all hacking losses."

Binance said its deposits were unaffected and it expects to resume withdrawal services in the next 48 hours.

TRM said several features of the attack matched earlier heists linked to North Korea, including a 2025 hack of crypto exchange Bybit that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation had attributed to Pyongyang.

"We make this judgment with high confidence," it said in a statement.

North Korea’s mission in Geneva and its embassy in China did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

The incident could be the world's biggest crypto heist, according to analytics firm Chainalysis and other industry experts.

"It's the biggest hack in history," said Aravind Srinivasan, head of large crypto market maker GSR's systematic OTC business.

Markets reacted immediately in Asian trading on Friday.

Bitcoin dropped more than 3 percent to a six-week low of $76,368 and ether fell more than 3 percent to a two-month low of $2,178. BNB, a token originally launched as Binance Coin that can be used to pay Binance fees, was down 5 percent over the past 24 hours at $709.70, according to market aggregator CoinGecko.

Shares in crypto exchange Coinbase Global slid 4.8 percent while those of bitcoin buyer Strategy fell nearly 6 percent in extended U.S. trading.

An initial investigation suggested the breach may have started with a hacked laptop belonging to one of its engineers, which let an attacker gain access to one of its systems and make unauthorized withdrawals, Binance said.

"The incident stems from multiple factors. Our security team is tracing the full attack path through the compromised computer which may be the entry point of the incident," Binance said.

Beyond the potential loss of assets, the security breach was likely to have wider ramifications for crypto, which had already been under pressure due to higher U.S. interest rates and softer demand from exchange-traded fund buyers, analysts said.

"It may further dampen risk appetite and prompt investors to reassess the safety of assets held on centralized exchanges, as well as counterparty, solvency and liquidity risks," said Tim Sun, senior researcher at HashKey Group, based in Hong Kong.

Binance, which allows users to buy, sell and trade digital assets, has 335 million registered users globally and had about $162.8 billion in assets under custody as of the exchange's 2025 annual report.

"User funds remain safe," Binance said in a statement.

Binance has secure asset fund

Binance runs a secure asset fund for users, which is a reserve held entirely in bitcoin that is intended to protect user assets in cases of security breaches, according to its website.

"It's becoming very hard to counter hacks as AI can find vulnerabilities faster than you can fix them," said Bernardo Brites, CEO of Trace Finance, a payments and stablecoin infrastructure company.

"My view is that users will move away from smaller and medium-sized exchanges, (it is) becoming too risky to park your money somewhere that couldn't cover a hack of meaningful size."

Stablecoin issuer Tether said it had frozen nearly $1.57 billion in assets linked to the incident, while Circle froze more than $800 million.

World Liberty Financial, a crypto company linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, said on Thursday it had worked with cryptocurrency custodian BitGo to freeze funds stolen in what it described as a Binance hack. Binance's Yi said $27 million in stablecoins and about $2 million worth of World Liberty tokens had been frozen.

Crypto firm Ripple also froze roughly $200 million in funds, Yi said. Jack McDonald, senior vice president of stablecoins at Ripple, said the company was closely monitoring reports of a potential exploit involving Binance and was freezing affected funds and coordinating with relevant parties.

Incident adds to string of crypto thefts

Miguel Morel, CEO of blockchain intelligence firm Arkham, said data indicated that billions of dollars appeared to have been hacked from Binance by an unknown actor.

The incident adds to a string of crypto thefts. Last year, attackers stole $2.9 billion worth of cryptocurrency across nearly 150 attacks, according to researchers at TRM Labs. In September, cryptocurrency exchange Bitget said roughly $350 million in crypto had been stolen from its platform, underscoring the industry's vulnerability to hackers.

Authorities have warned that organised crime groups are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to move funds across borders outside the traditional financial system.

Binance.US, a separate cryptocurrency exchange, said it was not affected by the security incident.

Coinbase said it was unaffected and was monitoring the situation.

In an unrelated incident earlier on Thursday, prediction market operator Polymarket temporarily halted trading after a security incident involving a third-party provider. It later resumed trading and said it would fully reimburse affected traders.

全球最大的加密货币交易所币安（Binance）遭遇黑客攻击，63亿美元被盗。分析人士称，这可能是史上最大的加密货币盗窃案。币安表示，已与合作伙伴冻结了约30亿美元的资产，联合创始人何毅将承担所有损失。币安称，存款未受影响，预计将在48小时内恢复提现。受此事件影响，比特币、以太坊和币安币（BNB）价格下跌，引发了人们对中心化交易所资产安全性的担忧。

TRM Labs 表示，攻击者以 10 个区块链上的币安钱包为目标，并在大约 20 分钟内转移了大部分资金。

币安表示，初步调查显示，此次数据泄露可能始于一名工程师的笔记本电脑被黑客入侵，这可能导致其某个系统遭到入侵。

Tether 表示已冻结与该事件相关的近 15.7 亿美元资产，而 Circle 则冻结了超过 8 亿美元。

币安在其 2025 年年度报告中透露，其全球注册用户达 3.35 亿，托管资产约为 1628 亿美元。

TRM Labs 表示，去年攻击者通过近 150 次攻击窃取了价值 29 亿美元的加密货币。

发布于2026年10月30日下午1:33（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年10月30日下午4:13（韩国标准时间）

这张摄于2022年11月10日的插图显示，加密货币的图案位于币安标志前。（路透社-韩联社）

新加坡/香港——黑客从全球最大的加密货币交易所币安窃取了 63 亿美元，分析人士称这是有史以来最大的加密货币黑客攻击，此次攻击可能会促使投资者重新思考拥有数字资产的风险。

据美国区块链分析公司TRM Labs和Chainalysis称，此次攻击背后的黑客来自朝鲜。TRM Labs在一份声明中表示，攻击者以10个区块链上的币安钱包为目标，并在大约20分钟内转移了大部分资金。

币安表示，已与合作伙伴共同冻结受影响资产，目前已追回约30亿美元。对于剩余的33亿美元资产，币安并未提及情况，其联合创始人何毅表示，交易所将承担“所有黑客攻击造成的损失”。

币安表示，其存款未受影响，预计将在未来48小时内恢复提现服务。

TRM表示，此次攻击的几个特点与之前与朝鲜有关的盗窃案相符，包括2025年美国联邦调查局将平壤方面归咎于平壤的对加密货币交易所Bybit的黑客攻击。

声明中称：“我们对此判断充满信心。”

朝鲜驻日内瓦代表处和驻华大使馆均未立即回应路透社的置评请求。

据分析公司 Chainalysis 和其他行业专家称，这起事件可能是全球最大的加密货币盗窃案。

“这是历史上最大的黑客攻击，”大型加密货币做市商 GSR 系统性场外交易业务负责人 Aravind Srinivasan 表示。

周五亚洲交易时段，市场立即做出反应。

比特币下跌超过3%，至六周低点76,368美元；以太坊下跌超过3%，至两个月低点2,178美元。据市场聚合网站CoinGecko的数据显示，币安币（BNB，最初名为币安币，可用于支付币安手续费）在过去24小时内下跌5%，至709.70美元。

加密货币交易所 Coinbase Global 的股价下跌了 4.8%，而比特币买家 Strategy 的股价在美股盘后交易中下跌了近 6%。

币安表示，初步调查显示，此次数据泄露事件可能始于其一名工程师的笔记本电脑被黑客入侵，导致攻击者得以访问其某个系统并进行未经授权的提款。

币安表示：“此次事件由多种因素造成。我们的安全团队正在追踪整个攻击路径，从可能成为事件入口的受感染计算机入手。”

分析师表示，除了可能造成的资产损失外，此次安全漏洞还可能对加密货币产生更广泛的影响，此前由于美国利率上升和交易所交易基金买家需求疲软，加密货币已经面临压力。

“这可能会进一步抑制风险偏好，并促使投资者重新评估在中心化交易所持有的资产的安全性，以及交易对手风险、偿付能力风险和流动性风险，”香港哈希基集团高级研究员孙添表示。

币安允许用户买卖和交易数字资产，截至该交易所 2025 年年度报告显示，其在全球拥有 3.35 亿注册用户，托管资产约为 1628 亿美元。

币安在一份声明中表示：“用户资金安全无虞。”

币安拥有安全的资产基金

据币安官网介绍，币安为用户运营着一个安全资产基金，该基金完全以比特币形式持有，旨在保护用户资产免受安全漏洞的影响。

“由于人工智能发现漏洞的速度比你修复漏洞的速度更快，因此打击黑客攻击变得越来越困难，”支付和稳定币基础设施公司 Trace Finance 的首席执行官 Bernardo Brites 说。

“我认为用户会逐渐远离中小型交易所，把钱放在那些无法应对规模较大的黑客攻击的地方风险太大了。”

稳定币发行商 Tether 表示，已冻结与该事件相关的近 15.7 亿美元资产，而 Circle 则冻结了超过 8 亿美元。

与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普及其家族有关联的加密货币公司World Liberty Financial周四表示，已与加密货币托管机构BitGo合作冻结了在币安黑客攻击中被盗的资金。币安的易表示，价值2700万美元的稳定币和约200万美元的World Liberty代币已被冻结。

易经表示，加密货币公司Ripple也冻结了约2亿美元的资金。Ripple稳定币高级副总裁杰克·麦克唐纳表示，公司正在密切关注有关币安潜在漏洞利用的报道，并已冻结受影响的资金，同时与相关方进行协调。

这起事件使加密货币盗窃案数量再添新高。

区块链情报公司 Arkham 的首席执行官 Miguel Morel 表示，数据显示，币安似乎遭到不明身份黑客的攻击，损失高达数十亿美元。

这起事件使加密货币盗窃案雪上加霜。据TRM Labs的研究人员称，去年攻击者通过近150起攻击窃取了价值29亿美元的加密货币。今年9月，加密货币交易所Bitget表示，其平台上约有3.5亿美元的加密货币被盗，凸显了该行业极易受到黑客攻击。

当局警告称，有组织犯罪集团越来越多地使用加密货币在传统金融体系之外跨境转移资金。

另一家加密货币交易所 Binance.US 表示，它并未受到此次安全事件的影响。

Coinbase表示其业务未受影响，并正在密切关注事态发展。

周四早些时候，预测市场运营商宝利市场（Polymarket）因第三方供应商的安全事件而暂时停止交易，该事件与本案无关。宝利市场随后恢复交易，并表示将全额赔偿受影响的交易者。