Topic 8 stories, 3 hacks, 1 agency action, 2019–2026
Binance
Stories, hacks and enforcement actions involving Binance, the crypto exchange.
2026
- Mercado Bitcoin loses $40 million four days after the $6.36 billion Binance incidentStory
- Binance's $6.36bn loss is the largest on record and 97.9% of October's totalStory
- Binance: $6.36bn lostHack
- Exchanges’ share of crypto hack losses has risen every year since 2020, from 7.8% to 77.8%Look-back
- Bitcoin from January to October 2026: down 11.5%, after a 39.6% fall to JuneLook-back
2025
2024
2023
2022
2019
Hacks come from the failures ledger and agency actions from the enforcement ledger, which starts in 2024. An action is listed when its announcement mentions Binance. Being mentioned doesn't mean a company did anything wrong. Look-backs were written later and sit under the period they cover.