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Binance CEO CZ Rebukes Elon Musk Over Reported $6.3 B Hack
Changpeng Zhao warned Binance users to avoid email links and attachments after a security incident Binance estimates caused about $6.3 billion in total impact. He criticized Elon Musk for joking about the hack, calling it a "bad time to troll" and urging him to stop. Musk replied only with two emojis. CZ noted that the incident affected Bitcoin, BNB and other altcoins and referenced Musk’s prior $1 billion investment in the exchange. The exchange’s co‑founder publicly called out the trolling behavior.