Binance customers who lost funds in a record-breaking crypto heist are getting most of their money back. The company's CEO said 90 percent of the $6.3 billion stolen from users has been replenished, and Binance intends to cover the remaining 10 percent as well.
Binance is replacing the stolen assets with its own funds rather than waiting on recoveries. The outstanding portion is made up of what the company described as less liquid tokens, which it said could take longer to obtain. The theft, described as the largest of its kind, targeted customer holdings on the exchange.
In a post on X, the company said withdrawals remain paused but are still on schedule to be switched back on Sunday. Binance said it is on track to reopen withdrawal services within its previously stated timeframe of Sunday, 2026-11-01, and will give another update once details are confirmed.
The company restated that it will absorb the full financial impact of the incident. It said it would keep showing that commitment through measurable progress, transparent reporting and concrete actions, with resuming user withdrawals as its next milestone.
The episode puts the handling of customer funds at the exchange back in focus for US crypto users, who have faced repeated questions about how platforms safeguard deposits and how quickly they restore access after breaches. Binance's pledge covers the stolen assets themselves; the source article did not address any other customer costs.
For now, the numbers Binance has disclosed are the main measure of progress: $6.3 billion taken, 90 percent replaced, and a remaining share tied to tokens the company says are harder to acquire. Withdrawals, paused since the incident, are the next test of whether that progress reaches users.
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