Arbitrum Security Council freezes 30.5 million dollars linked to Binance exploit
The Arbitrum Security Council carried out an emergency rescue of 74,559,805 ARB and 8,425 ETH linked to the Binance exploit, transferring roughly $30.5 million into an intermediary frozen wallet.
The Arbitrum Security Council executed an emergency transaction on October 30, 2026, to rescue and isolate funds connected to the Binance exploit. The transferred assets include 74,559,805 ARB and 8,425 ETH, valued at approximately $30.5 million according to on-chain investigator ZachXBT.[3][5][1]
Arbitrum stated that the action followed significant technical diligence and deliberation, enabling the council to move the assets safely into an intermediary frozen wallet without altering other chain state or affecting users and decentralized applications on Arbitrum One.[5][2]
The assets are no longer accessible to the original exploiter address, 0x3E2bf1ac6bf0934BBba6456C341c2EcbCED632d5, following transaction 0xb69c81774f507d46ce776aeaed8b4d31df96dd66ce6fd05073481011835355d6. Any subsequent movement of the frozen funds will require further action by the Security Council or an Arbitrum DAO governance vote coordinated with relevant parties.[3][5]
Key facts
- The Arbitrum Security Council moved 74,559,805 ARB and 8,425 ETH linked to the Binance exploit into an intermediary frozen wallet on October 30, 2026.
- On-chain researcher ZachXBT reported the total value of the frozen assets at approximately $30.5 million.
- The funds were taken from exploiter address 0x3E2bf1ac6bf0934BBba6456C341c2EcbCED632d5 via transaction hash 0xb69c81774f507d46ce776aeaed8b4d31df96dd66ce6fd05073481011835355d6.
- Arbitrum reported that the emergency intervention had no impact on other network users, applications, or general chain state.
- The seized funds can only be moved in the future by further Security Council action or an Arbitrum DAO governance vote.
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Solid Intel 馃摗@solidintel_xPost on X 路
INTEL: Arbitrum Security Council has executed a transaction to freeze ~$30.5M from the Binance Hack ethereum:0xb50721bcf8d664c30412cfbc6cf7a15145234ad1
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Wu Blockchain@WuBlockchainPost on X 路
Arbitrum Security Council Takes Emergency Action to Transfer Binance-Related Stolen Funds to an Intermediary Frozen Wallet The Arbitrum Security Council announced that it has taken emergency action to rescue 74,559,805 ARB and 8,425 ETH held in an address on Arbitrum One identified as connected to the Binance exploit. The Security Council acted after weighing its commitment to the security and integrity of the Arbitrum community and Arbitrum governance, without impacting any Arbitrum users or applications. After significant technical diligence and deliberation, the Security Council identified and executed a technical approach to move the funds to safety without affecting any other chain state or other Arbitrum users. As of October 30, 2026, the funds have been successfully transferred to an intermediary frozen wallet. The funds are no longer accessible to the address that originally held them and can only be moved by further action of the Security Council or a vote of Arbitrum DAO governance, which will be coordinated with relevant parties.
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ZachXBT@zachxbtPost on X 路
BREAKING: Arbitrum Security Council has executed a transaction to freeze ~$30.5M from the Binance Exploit. Thanks to all other signers involved. Exploiter address 0x3E2bf1ac6bf0934BBba6456C341c2EcbCED632d5 Trsanction hash: 0xb69c81774f507d46ce776aeaed8b4d31df96dd66ce6fd05073481011835355d6
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Cointelegraph@CointelegraphPost on X 路
馃毃 UPDATE: Arbitrum Security Council freezes $30.5M linked to the Binance hack, per ZachXBT. https://t.co/0rMpRG7BMx
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Arbitrum@arbitrumPost on X 路
The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to rescue the 74,559,805 ARB and 8,425 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is identified as connected to the Binance exploit. The Security Council acted by weighing its commitment to the security and integrity of the Arbitrum community and Arbitrum governance without impacting any Arbitrum users or applications. After significant technical diligence and deliberation, the Security Council identified and executed a technical approach to move funds to safety without affecting any other chain state or other Arbitrum users. As of October 30, 2026 time, the funds have been successfully transferred to an intermediary frozen wallet. They are no longer accessible to the address that originally held the funds, and can only be moved by further action of the Security Council or a vote of Arbitrum DAO governance, which will be coordinated with relevant parties.
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