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Binance hit by record $6.3B crypto hack; Bitcoin falls 4%

The largest recorded cryptocurrency theft occurred 29 Oct 2026, triggering broad market moves across digital asset exposures on 30 Oct.

Marcus Vance
Markets Reporter
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As of 2026-10-31 07:23 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.
Binance suffered the largest crypto hack in history by dollar volume, with approximately $6.3 billion in assets stolen. [1] The breach was executed over 20 minutes across 10 separate wallets on 29 October 2026. [2]