The update came after the Arbitrum Security Council said it executed a transaction to freeze $30.5 million from the Binance exploit, involving 74.6 million Arbitrum (ARB) and 8,425 Ether (ETH). “The Security Council acted by weighing its commitment to the security and integrity of the Arbitrum community and Arbitrum governance without impacting any Arbitrum users or applications,” it said. “As of October 30, 2026 time, the funds have been successfully transferred to an intermediary frozen wallet,” it said.
Cointelegraph reported that the Arbitrum Security Council said it executed a transaction to freeze $30.5 million, involving 74.6 million ARB and 8,425 ETH, and that the funds were transferred to an intermediary frozen wallet.
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Cointelegraph reported that Blockaid said it had identified roughly $3.3 billion in suspicious transfers involving Binance-linked wallets across Ethereum, Arbitrum and Avalanche.
Blockchain security firm Blockaid said its team had identified roughly $3.3 billion in suspicious transfers involving Binance-linked wallets across Ethereum, Arbitrum and Avalanche.
Cointelegraph reported that Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said Circle had frozen more than $800 million in USDC in coordination with law enforcement.
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said the company had frozen more than $800 million in USDC in coordination with law enforcement and would continue supporting the investigation.
Cointelegraph reported that Richard Teng said the attacker used a self-destruct mechanism to destroy tools and traces, complicating the investigation.
Teng also disclosed that the attacker used a “self-destruct mechanism” to destroy tools and traces during the breach, complicating the investigation.
Cointelegraph reported that co-CEO Richard Teng said Binance was aiming to resume withdrawals within 40 hours and publish a full proof-of-reserves report by Monday.
Binance is aiming to resume withdrawals within 40 hours and publish a full proof-of-reserves report by Monday, co-CEO Richard Teng [said]
Cointelegraph reported that co-CEO Richard Teng said the attacker used an EIP-7702 delegation to gain execution authority over a hot wallet, and that the delegation did not pass through Binance's normal approval controls.
The attacker used an EIP-7702 delegation to gain execution authority over a hot wallet, Teng said. That delegation “did not pass through our normal approval controls.”