{
  "id": 17162854,
  "title": "Binance investigating potential security issue, freezes deposits and withdrawals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/binance-investigating-potential-security-issue-freezes-deposits-and-17162854",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T01:38:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/10/30/binance-news-security-deposits-withdrawals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has temporarily suspended all deposits and withdrawals while investigating a potential security incident, according to the company's social media posts. The company stated that it is working around the clock and will eventually share a full post-mortem report with law enforcement. Binance has assured users that all deposits and withdrawals are safe and will be covered by the company if any losses occur. Users are advised to remain vigilant for potential scams and not to trust unofficial links or requests for account information. The company has promised to resume trading as soon as the security issue is resolved.",
  "summary": "Binance , the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange , said on Thursday that it has temporarily suspended all deposits and withdrawals as it looks into a potential security incident. In a series of social media posts, the company said it was working \"around the clock\" and that it will eventually \"share a full post-mortem\" as it works with law enforcement. \" Binance will cover all losses,\" one of…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Tether, Circle freeze $2.38 billion after Binance reports security incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/tether-circle-freeze-2-38-billion-after-binance-reports-security",
        "published": "2026-10-29T22:26:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}