Binance: security incident recorded on 2026-10-29
Estimated loss: ≈ $6.36B
Update 2026-11-03: Withdrawals resumed (cointelegraph.com)
Licensed in Dubai, Argentina, Japan, Kazakhstan, El Salvador, and Thailand
Named by regulators in India, Japan, and Malaysia
Latest: 2026-10-29
Binance FZE
Dubai · VARABINANCE SERVICES LATINOAMÉRICA S.A. DE C.V. -S.S.E
Argentina · CNVLinks from the exchange's own website, checked 2026-10-12.
Being on a register is not an endorsement. What “verified” means
On the registers Takame checks, Binance holds a verified current license or registration in Dubai, Argentina, Japan, Kazakhstan, El Salvador, and Thailand.
Regulators in India, Japan, and Malaysia have named Binance in a warning or order.
Hacks on record: 2. Enforcement cases on record: 8. Latest: 2026-10-29.
This is a summary of public records, not a guarantee. Each record and its source are listed further down this page.
5.8/ 10
Score
A score out of 10, from four parts. Every part links to the source it came from. How the score is built
Regulation20 of 40
Safety25 of 25
Incidents0 of 20
Size13.4 of 15
From the 24-hour spot volume we collect ourselves
Advertising, payments of any kind, claiming a page or displaying our badge, and anything an exchange tells us that we cannot check against a public source never affect the score. How the score is built
Broad regulatory coverage. Confirmed license in three or more of the jurisdictions we check.
Read the source record below before depositing funds.
www.binance.comNot on the European Union register we read.
All 32 jurisdictions+15.5% over this period
Free for any website. The badge shows this company's official domain and its current register status, and links to this page.
Five questions, answered from official registers and public data, each with its source. A blank means we do not have that fact, not that the answer is no.
Official registers list 10 companies under Binance. They are grouped here by company; only matches we verified are shown, and a registration is not the same as being allowed to serve you.
Binance FZE
Binance Japan株式会社
Binance Services El Salvador, S.A. DE C.V.
BINANCE SERVICES LATINOAMÉRICA S.A. DE C.V. -S.S.E
BN KZ Technologies Limited
GULF BINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Binance Turkey Kripto Varlık Alım Satım Platformu AŞ
INVESTBYBIT PTY LTD
BINANCE CANADA CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
BINANCE France SAS
India · FIU-IND enforcement orders
Registered entity: Binance
Order 10/DIR/FIU-IND/2024
The regulator issued a formal order after finding compliance failures. Depending on the case it imposes a penalty or a warning with directions; read the order at the source.
Binance,Order-in-Original No. 10/DIR/FIU-IND/2024
India
Japan · FSA warning list
Registered entity: Binance Holdings Limited
Listed 2021-06
The regulator warned this operator for serving local residents without registering. It is a warning about unregistered activity in that country, not a finding of fraud.
インターネットを通じて、日本居住者を相手方として、暗号資産交換業を行っていたもの · インターネット上で暗号資産取引を行っている「Binance」等を運営している。
Japan
Japan · FSA warning list
Registered entity: Binance
Listed 2018-03
The regulator warned this operator for serving local residents without registering. It is a warning about unregistered activity in that country, not a finding of fraud.
インターネットを通じて、日本居住者を相手方として、仮想通貨交換業を行っていたもの
Japan
Malaysia · SC alert list
Registered entity: Binance
Listed 2026
The regulator warned this operator for serving local residents without registering. It is a warning about unregistered activity in that country, not a finding of fraud.
• Operating a digital asset exchange (DAX) without registration
Malaysia
Dubai · VARA
Registered entity: Binance FZE
VASP Licence · Broker-Dealer Services Management and Investment Services Lending and Borrowing Services Exchange Services (including VA Derivatives Trading)
Dubai
Argentina · CNV
Registered entity: BINANCE SERVICES LATINOAMÉRICA S.A. DE C.V. -S.S.E
76
Intercambio entre activos virtuales y monedas de curso legal (monedas fiduciarias) · Intercambio entre una (1) o más formas de activos virtuales · Transferencia de activos virtuales · Custodia y/o administración de activos virtuales o instrumentos que permitan el control sobre los mismos
Argentina
Japan · FSA
Registered entity: Binance Japan株式会社
関東財務局長 第00031号
BTC(ビットコイン) · ETH(イーサリアム) · XRP(リップル) · BCH(ビットコインキャッシュ)
Japan
Kazakhstan · AIFC AFSA
Registered entity: BN KZ Technologies Limited
AFSA-A-LA-2024-0028
Dealing in Investments as Principal · Providing Custody · Operating a Digital Asset Trading Facility · Providing Money Services
Kazakhstan
El Salvador · CNAD
Registered entity: Binance Services El Salvador, S.A. DE C.V.
PSAD-0002
Exchange of digital assets for fiat money or equivalent or for other digital assets, whether using own capital or that of a third party · Operate a platform for exchanging or trading digital assets or derivative digital assets · Evaluation of the risk and price, as well as the subscription of digital asset issues · Place digital assets on digital platforms or wallets
El Salvador
Thailand · SEC (checked by hand)
Registered entity: GULF BINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
Digital Asset Exchange · Digital Asset Broker
Thailand
Australia · AUSTRAC
Registered entity: INVESTBYBIT PTY LTD
ABN 98621652579
Registered virtual asset service provider (AUSTRAC VASP register) · Trading names: BINANCE AUSTRALIA, INVESTBYBIT
AUSTRAC registers virtual asset service providers after reviewing each application, and can impose conditions on, refuse, suspend or cancel a registration. It is an anti-money-laundering registration, not a license to run a trading platform, so it does not count toward our regulatory rating.
Source: AUSTRAC, © Commonwealth of Australia
Australia
Turkey · SPK crypto provider list
Registered entity: Binance Turkey Kripto Varlık Alım Satım Platformu AŞ
SPK list: declared it will continue operating (transitional list; SPK says this is not an authorisation) · Former name: BN Teknoloji AŞ
Turkey's SPK lists firms that declared they will keep operating while their licence applications are reviewed. SPK says being on this list does not mean a firm is authorised, so it does not count toward our regulatory rating.
Turkey
Canada · FINTRAC
Registered entity: BINANCE CANADA CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
Struck off 2023-05-30
Registration status: Ceased
Foreign Exchange
Money Transferring
Virtual Currency
M21783493
FINTRAC registers money services businesses, including virtual currency dealers, for anti-money-laundering purposes. It is not a license to run a trading platform; in Canada that oversight sits with provincial securities regulators.
Canada
France · AMF
Registered entity: BINANCE France SAS
Struck off 2026-07-02
Radiation pour arrêt d’activité
Conservation d'actifs numériques
Achat/vente d'actifs numériques contre monnaie ayant cours légal
Echange d'actifs numériques contre d'autres actifs numériques
Exploitation d'une plateforme de négociation d'actifs numériques
E2022-037
France
Being named is not a finding against the exchange. Some announcements concern former staff or customers. Read the announcement.
Excluding own token
$125.46B
Total $125.46B
Source: DefiLlama, wallets published by the exchange · 2026-11-08
On-chain assets only. Customer liabilities are not included, so this is not proof of solvency. Net flows count changes in holdings at today's prices, and changes to the tracked wallet list can cause large jumps.
Wallet keys compromised
2026-10-29
Source: DefiLlama · 2026-11-08 · Also reported by: trmlabs.com, coinpost.jpUpdate 2026-10-30 – 2026-11-05: Exchange says it will cover losses (binance.com, binance.com, coindesk.com, )Update 2026-10-31 – 2026-11-06: Investigation findings (fbi.gov, coinpost.jp, coindesk.com, )Update 2026-10-31 – 2026-11-07: Withdrawals resuming (Binance (x.com), coindesk.com, cointelegraph.com, )Update 2026-10-31 – 2026-11-03: Some funds frozen or recovered (decrypt.co, coindesk.com)Update 2026-11-02 – 2026-11-03: Withdrawals resumed (theblock.co, cointelegraph.com, cointelegraph.com, )
| Date | How it happened | Estimated loss |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 Source: DefiLlama · 2026-11-08 · Also reported by: trmlabs.com, coinpost.jpUpdate 2026-10-30 – 2026-11-05: Exchange says it will cover losses (binance.com, binance.com, coindesk.com, )Update 2026-10-31 – 2026-11-06: Investigation findings (fbi.gov, coinpost.jp, coindesk.com, )Update 2026-10-31 – 2026-11-07: Withdrawals resuming (Binance (x.com), coindesk.com, cointelegraph.com, )Update 2026-10-31 – 2026-11-03: Some funds frozen or recovered (decrypt.co, coindesk.com)Update 2026-11-02 – 2026-11-03: Withdrawals resumed (theblock.co, cointelegraph.com, cointelegraph.com, ) | Wallet keys compromised | ≈ $6.36B |
| 2019-05-07 Source: DefiLlama · 2026-11-08 | Wallet keys compromised | ≈ $40.0M |
By 24h volume. 519 coins trade here in total.
BitcoinBTC/USDT · $908.0M$74,851-1.16%
EthereumETH/USDT · $531.0M$2,146-3.90%
USDCUSDC/USDT · $523.4M$1.00-0.02%
SolanaSOL/USDT · $153.4M$87.04-2.58%
USD1USD1/USDT · $150.1M$0.9984-0.05%
XRPXRP/USDT · $141.9M$1.12-3.31%
ZcashZEC/USDT · $124.7M$1,211-3.57%
BNBBNB/USDT · $104.6M$687.01-1.12%
NEAR ProtocolNEAR/USDT · $82.3M$3.59-2.42%
TetherUSDT/BRL · $59.2M$0.9998-0.78%
PepePEPE/USDT · $49.3M$0.000005+3.09%
ONEchainONE/USDT · $48.7M$0.001755-10.10%
DogecoinDOGE/USDT · $38.5M$0.06969-2.38%
HyperliquidHYPE/USDT · $30.1M$74.97-3.20%
UniswapUNI/USDT · $26.8M$6.84-4.38%
Tether GoldXAUT/USDT · $26.3M$4,062-0.04%
SuiSUI/USDT · $24.5M$0.8276-3.06%
EthenaENA/USDT · $23.5M$0.1495-5.08%
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