Binance hack rattles markets as BNB falls 8%, Bitcoin nears $77K — SkimNews
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- Binance lost $5.7 billion in what CoinDesk calls the biggest crypto hack in history; Axios reports the exchange is still probing the incident as a possible hack of the same size.
- Binance froze more than $2.5 billion in assets amid the suspected hack, with BBC Business reporting crypto worth billions frozen.
- Financial Times reported Binance temporarily suspended withdrawals after the apparent hack.
- BNB fell 8% as the hack rattled markets, with Bitcoin nearing $77K.
Why it matters: For Binance's customers, the operational hit is concrete: more than $2.5 billion in assets frozen and withdrawals temporarily stopped, against a reported $5.7 billion loss. BNB's 8% slide and Bitcoin near $77K put the breach into price action — with 'biggest in history' from CoinDesk and 'possible' from Axios.
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