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Binance $6.36B Hack Triggers Smaller DeFi Fallout
A $6.36 billion security breach at Binance exposed the influence of centralized stablecoin issuers in decentralized finance. Coordination helped contain billions in stolen assets, limiting the fallout compared to previous major exploits. Tether led the recovery effort by freezing over $1.567 billion in USDT linked to the exploit, while Circle blocked approximately $823 million in USDC. Other issuers such as Ripple and World Liberty Financial also froze millions in RLUSD and USD1. Authorities must now establish legal ownership before issuers burn frozen tokens and reissue replacements. The attacker retained approximately $3.3 billion in assets, including 18,270 BTC and over 420,000 ETH.