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Binance Co-CEO: Complete proof of reserves will be released by Monday at the latest, aiming to restore withdrawals within 40 hours

Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng stated that Binance has reserved over $6.34 billion in company funds to compensate for the stolen assets, of which $5 billion is held in affected tokens, including USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH, and BNB. The remaining portion is being purchased through market and over-the-counter channels. He reiterated that the affected wallets are Binance's own hot wallets, and customer funds have not been used; the vast majority of user assets are stored in cold wallets.Regarding the details of the attack, Teng mentioned that this attack was not the work of a single individual and that the methods used were complex. Preliminary investigations pointed to an infected laptop, and subsequent investigations uncovered other points of breach. The attackers employed a self-destruct mechanism, destroying tools and traces while attacking, which increased the difficulty of tracking. The attackers also exploited the known EIP-7702 protocol to gain on-chain execution authorization for the hot wallet, which had not gone through Binance's normal approval controls. As a result, Binance suspended withdrawal services to investigate, rebuild, and retest the entire infrastructure.In terms of follow-up arrangements, Binance is rebuilding the withdrawal service and will only re-enable it after strict testing, aiming to restore withdrawals before the Sunday deadline in approximately 40 hours. Binance is also conducting a comprehensive security review of terminals, cloud platforms, key management, and signatures. Binance plans to release a complete proof of reserves (PoR) report by Monday at the latest and hopes to provide preliminary results before that. Additionally, Binance is collaborating with law enforcement, blockchain intelligence companies, token issuers, and other exchanges to track, freeze, and recover the stolen funds.

first_img Chainalysis: Binance's stolen funds have shown an unprecedented automated money laundering pattern

Blockchain data analysis company Chainalysis stated on X that investigators observed previously unseen money laundering patterns in the stolen funds from Binance. Thousands of transactions appeared in a short period, indicating that the attackers were using automated methods to obscure the trail of funds. The funds were not transferred in a single direction but circulated repeatedly among multiple addresses, often being sent back to addresses that had appeared earlier in the sequence.In an investigative article released the same day, the company assessed that the theft of approximately $6.4 billion from Binance was carried out by the North Korean cybercrime organization TraderTraitor, calling it one of the largest thefts in cryptocurrency history. The article noted that around 4:20 PM Eastern Time on October 29, funds began to flow out of Binance's hot wallet, involving multiple blockchains, with a total unauthorized outflow of approximately $6.4 billion. On Ethereum, the attackers used operational wallets funded through Tornado Cash to submit valid signature authorizations, allowing Binance's hot wallet to execute the code deployed by the attackers and sweep the assets.The article also stated that the attackers transferred $500 million in stablecoins to a wallet for exchange, converting $325 million in stablecoins to $285 million in ETH within nearly 20 minutes, and then transferred the remaining $175 million in stablecoins to a transit wallet. Related freezes began at 5:14 PM Eastern Time, and as of the publication of the article, approximately $2.8 billion had been frozen. Investigators also observed that multiple addresses first received exactly 1 TRX, then received and transferred out other funds, believing this repetitive sequence indicated a programmatic process in the fund transfers. The investigation is ongoing.

Competition among exchanges extends to everyday payments, Gate launches a brand new one-stop financial portal Gate Money

According to an official report from Cointelegraph, the competition among cryptocurrency exchanges is undergoing transformation, with the industry's focus gradually shifting from trading data to users' broader daily financial needs. During TOKEN2049, Gate officially launched a one-stop financial service application, Gate Money, to lead this new competitive landscape.Dr. Han, the founder and CEO of Gate, pointed out that Gate Money aims to break down the barriers between traditional investments and daily consumption. It integrates users' named bank accounts, fiat currencies, cryptocurrency assets, and traditional financial holdings such as stocks and gold into the same account system, combined with the Gate Card that supports Apple Pay and Google Pay, as well as a Visa co-branded card, granting assets instant consumption capabilities. It also integrates various fiat currency deposits and withdrawals, on-chain transfers, instant exchanges, and up to 3.6% annualized wealth management, achieving a one-stop experience for asset management, appreciation, and payments.While expanding its business, Gate always places compliance and transparency at its core. Currently, the platform has obtained compliance qualifications in Malta, Dubai, Australia, and the United States; the platform's total reserves amount to $8.688 billion, with a comprehensive reserve ratio of 118.49%. The launch of Gate Money marks Gate's acceleration towards upgrading into a comprehensive financial ecosystem that encompasses daily payments and comprehensive asset management.
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