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Binance hack: frozen funds and actual returns
Investigators trace billions stolen from Binance. What the freeze figures show, what Arbitrum secured and why actual repayments remain unconfirmed.
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Security incidents ·Source record: Oct 30, 2026 · Checked: Oct 30, 2026
Archive · Checked on 30 October 2026; includes the Elliptic update at 19:30 UTC. Frozen assets are not completed repayments.
- Cited claims
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- Source records
- 3
- Related editions
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What the record says
Investigators trace billions stolen from Binance. What the freeze figures show, what Arbitrum secured and why actual repayments remain unconfirmed.
What the evidence supports
Only claims cited in the visible editions appear here. Each retains its own evidence status.
- Source reported
Elliptic reports $6.43 billion stolen and verifies $2.84 billion frozen.
Supporting excerpt: Elliptic: investigation of the Binance theft
$6.43 billion
Elliptic: investigation of the Binance theft ↗Supporting excerpt: Elliptic: investigation of the Binance theft
$2.84 billion
Elliptic: investigation of the Binance theft ↗ - Source reported
TRM reports $6.36 billion stolen and roughly $2.7 billion frozen at 00:30 UTC.
Supporting excerpt: TRM Labs: Binance attack and frozen assets
USD 6.36 billion
TRM Labs: Binance attack and frozen assets ↗Supporting excerpt: TRM Labs: Binance attack and frozen assets
USD 2.7 billion
TRM Labs: Binance attack and frozen assets ↗ - Source reported
Arbitrum says the frozen assets require a governance vote before they can move.
Supporting excerpt: Arbitrum Security Council emergency action
ArbitrumDAO Governance vote
Arbitrum Security Council emergency action ↗ - Source reported
TRM attributes the attack to TraderTraitor; Elliptic says official attribution remains unconfirmed.
Supporting excerpt: TRM Labs: Binance attack and frozen assets
TraderTraitor
TRM Labs: Binance attack and frozen assets ↗Supporting excerpt: Elliptic: investigation of the Binance theft
No government or law enforcement agency has confirmed attribution
Elliptic: investigation of the Binance theft ↗ - Source reported
Elliptic reports Binance’s pledge to cover losses; the reviewed sources do not establish total completed repayments.
Supporting excerpt: Elliptic: investigation of the Binance theft
SAFU fund and company funds
Elliptic: investigation of the Binance theft ↗