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Bankless · Friday, October 30, 2026

Tether and Circle Freeze $2.4 Billion in Stolen Binance Funds Within an Hour

Ari Redbord highlights the rapid response from stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle following the Binance hack. According to Redbord, the companies successfully froze about $2.4 billion, representing 40% of the stolen funds, within roughly an hour of the exploit.

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“Literally, Tether and Circle were able to freeze Tether 40% of the stolen funds last night, about $2.4 billion within an hour or so of the hack.”
Ari Redbord
Heard on Bankless — “Inside the $6 Billion Binance Hack | Ari Redbord”, published Friday, October 30, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Tether and Circle Freeze $2.4 Billion in Stolen Binance Funds Within an Hour — Heardvine