The Binance Hot-Wallet Hack: 50 Signed Authorizations, One Match
One transaction carried 50 authorizations signed with a Binance hot wallet's own key; 49 didn't match, one did. What that shows, how it fits Binance's statement that no private key leaked (one possible explanation, pending the technical report), and what could and couldn't be frozen.
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Chapters
- 0:0050 authorizations, one match
- 0:09Compensation and withdrawals first
- 0:25Signed, and the number must match
- 0:42Used, but not necessarily taken
- 1:00What could be frozen
- 1:15The other half of security
About this video
One transaction carried 50 authorizations signed with a Binance hot wallet's own key; 49 didn't match, one did. What that shows, how it fits Binance's statement that no private key leaked (one possible explanation, pending the technical report), and what could and couldn't be frozen.
Narrated in Chinese with burned-in Chinese subtitles. An English transcript is coming; the written version in English is linked below.
Sources
- 币安《安全事件进展通报》（币安广场，2026-10-30）
- Etherscan 交易 0xad99264d5532ae0dd04b2004eebda05f25657e70dacb764f7ac8d4ccd051298b（授权列表）：https://etherscan.io/tx/0xad99264d5532ae0dd04b2004eebda05f25657e70dacb764f7ac8d4ccd051298b
- Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino、Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire 在 X 上的原帖（2026-10-30）
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