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Binance: its public record
Binance’s public record: no MiCA authorisation found, no New York licence, a Dubai licence, 2 hacks ($6.40bn) and 5 US enforcement documents naming it.
No firm under the name Binance is in ESMA’s MiCA register as of 6 November 2026; a brand can operate through a firm with another name. It isn’t on New York’s list of virtual currency licensees. In Dubai, the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority lists Binance FZE as licensed, from 15 April 2024. The hacks ledger records 2 hacks of the company itself with a known loss, $6.40bn in all, the latest on 29 October 2026. 5 US enforcement documents name it in the title, the latest from the DOJ on 21 November 2023 (“Binance pleaded guilty to BSA, unlicensed money transmitting and sanctions violations and agreed to pay over $4 billion; its CEO also pleaded”). Later: The President pardoned the company’s founder and former chief executive on 21 October 2025. The company itself isn’t on the list of pardons.
Licences
No firm under this name in ESMA’s MiCA register.
Dubai: Binance FZE, VASP Licence VL/24/04/001, from 15 Apr 2024 (Broker-Dealer Services; Management and Investment Services; Lending and Borrowing Services; Exchange Services (including VA Derivatives Trading)). Source: VARA public register · every Dubai licence.
Hacks of the company itself
| Date | Target | Lost | Type | Method | Returned or repaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Binance | $6.36bn | CEX | Key Leaked via Infrastructure | — |
| 07 May 2019 | Binance | $40.0m | CEX | Hot Wallet Key Compromised | — |
The theft of 29 October 2026 was attributed to North Korea by the FBI (North Korea Responsible for $6 Billion+ Binance Attack).
From the hacks ledger, which follows DefiLlama’s records of incidents with a known loss. Hacks of a brand’s separate DeFi products, takeovers of its social media accounts and abnormal-trading incidents classed as market manipulation aren’t counted here.
US enforcement documents naming it
Documents that name Binance in the title. Charges are allegations unless a plea, conviction or settlement is stated, and a later document can change the outcome. See every document in the company check.
On Bitminer.io
- FBI names North Korea in Binance theft, two days after the largest crypto hack on record
- Mercado Bitcoin loses $40 million four days after the $6.36 billion Binance incident
- Binance's $6.36bn loss is the largest on record and 97.9% of October's total
What this record can’t tell you
This is the public record, not a safety rating or advice. It can’t show how a company holds customers’ money today, whether it is solvent, how it treats complaints, or cases outside the US. The enforcement ledger is complete from January 2024 and holds only some earlier documents. Matching is by name, so a firm with another name can be missed, and a record can lag the latest events. Every figure comes from the ledgers, each with its source: all 27 exchanges and apps compared.
Cite this Bitminer.io, “Binance: its public record”, data to 6 November 2026, https://bitminer.io/ledger/exchange/binance/. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit and a link. How this is built · Frozen copy of November 2026’s data