The Binance hack

Ten blockchains drained; about half the haul frozen

The attacker pulled from Binance wallets on 10 networks. Stablecoins like USDT and USDC can be frozen by the companies that issue them, and about $3 billion was. The 18,270 bitcoin taken cannot be. Figures as of Oct. 30, 2026.

What has happened to the $6.3 billion, as of Oct. 30

~$3B frozen

$1.5B bitcoin

~$1.8B other

Frozen by token issuers and partners, Binance says18,270 bitcoin in 19 wallets, unspent; no one can freeze itRest still with the attacker or being moved

Taken from Binance, by blockchain

Ethereum

$3.8B

Bitcoin

$1.5B

Tron

$628M

XRP Ledger

$296M

Solana

$96M

Arbitrum, Optimism, Basethree networks combined

$39M

Avalanche

$28M

Polygon

$10M

Notes and source

Total and frozen: Binance (reported); Chainalysis puts them at $6.4B and $2.8B, TRM Labs at $6.36B and $2.7B (Tether about $1.77B, Circle about $825M, Arbitrum Security Council about $30M, Ripple $40.5M, World Liberty Financial $27.8M). Bitcoin: 18,270.2 BTC in 19 wallets with nothing spent, read by CNBC from the Bitcoin blockchain at Oct. 30, 7:16 a.m. ET (measured), valued at $80,743, Coinbase's price at 4 p.m. ET Oct. 29 (calculated). Freezes on Ethereum read by CNBC from the token contracts: Tether blocked 9 wallets, Circle 7. "Rest" is a CNBC calculation: total minus frozen minus bitcoin. By blockchain: TRM Labs, values at the time of theft (reported), totals $6.36B.