We have already set aside more than $6.34B in company funds, with $5B held in the exact impacted token assets that were stolen, such as USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH, BNB, etc. This means that we have already covered approximately 80% of the impacted amount.
Binance said in its Security Incident Update #2 that it had set aside more than $6.34B in company funds, with $5B held in the exact impacted token assets, which it said meant it had covered approximately 80% of the impacted amount.
This line is our short summary of the quote below. The quote is the evidence.
On the timeline
Figures from this statement
- Held matching tokens: $5,000,000,000.00 as of
- Set aside: $6,340,000,000.00 as of
Cited in theories
- Questions raised about Binance's coverage of the loss: Evidence against. Binance says $5B is held in the exact tokens and that it set aside more than $6.34B.
Other statements from the same source
Binance stated that it temporarily suspended withdrawals while conducting additional security reviews and implementing remediation measures.
Temporarily suspended withdrawals while conducting additional security reviews, implementing remediation measures and validating the integrity of affected systems.
Binance said in its Security Incident Update #2 that it was buying the remaining 20% of the lost token assets, planned an initial Proof of Reserves snapshot in 12 hours, and expected the result by Monday 2026-11-02.
We are buying the remaining 20% of the lost token assets. We plan to run an initial Proof Of Reserves snapshot in 12 hours and have the result ready by Monday 2026-11-02.
Binance said in its Security Incident Update #2 that Binance will absorb the financial impact of the stolen funds, not its users.
We want to be clear about our commitment: Binance will absorb the financial impact of these stolen funds, not our users.
Binance told users in its second 30 October update to follow only its official channels or contact official Customer Support for verified updates.
For verified updates, please follow Binance's official channels only, or contact us directly through the official Customer Support.
Binance said it would publish a detailed technical report on what happened and the safeguards being added.
we will provide a detailed technical report outlining what happened, the lessons learned and the additional safeguards being implemented.