Binance suspends deposits and withdrawals after reported $6.36 billion theft
Binance believes an attacker reached its servers through an employee’s or contractor’s laptop, enabling unauthorized withdrawals. The exchange has temporarily stopped deposits and withdrawals.
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Fortune said on 30 October that an estimated $6.36 billion was stolen in a hack at Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange. Binance temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals.
Whether customers could still trade during the suspension, how many accounts were affected and when deposits and withdrawals will resume remain unclear.
What Binance believes happened
Binance believes the attacker accessed its servers through an employee’s or contractor’s laptop, allowing unauthorized withdrawal transactions. That is the exchange’s explanation, not a confirmed account of how the breach occurred. The party responsible remains unconfirmed, Fortune’s October 30 newsletter said.
Airbnb says hosts cannot require lengthy checkout chores
Sole source: Fortune’s October 30 newsletter says Airbnb announced a separate checkout policy on 20 October. Under it, hosts generally cannot ask guests to do tasks that take significant effort or time or would normally be done by a cleaner. Airbnb’s examples are stripping beds, taking trash offsite, and washing and putting away dishes.
The newsletter says the policy will apply worldwide to reservations booked on or after 20 November 2026.
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