The biggest crypto hack of all time is the Binance hack of October 29, 2026, at about $6.3 billion. In fact, it is larger than the next four hacks combined. Behind it sit Bybit at $1.5 billion, then the Ronin bridge at $625 million and Poly Network...
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Biggest Exchange Hacks Ever: 15 Crypto Heists Ranked
The biggest exchange hack ever is the Binance hack of October 29, 2026. Roughly $6.3 billion left Binance hot wallets in about 20 minutes. That is four times the previous record, the $1.5 billion Bybit hack of February 2025. Both were pulled off by...
Bitget Post Mortem: How $387.5M Left the Exchange in Three Hours
The Bitget post mortem is finally complete enough to read as one story. On September 24, 2026, attackers moved about $387.5 million out of Bitget's hot and warm wallets. They did it without stealing a single private key. Instead, they broke in...
Best Crypto Exchanges in Australia (2026): AUSTRAC-Registered Picks
After traveling to more than 75 countries, Australia is somehow the one that never made it onto my itinerary. It was always on the list, I just never had a specific reason to go. Maybe I'll finally get there with the family one day. New Zealand is...
Bitget vs Blofin: Which Exchange Wins After the Bitget Hack?
Bitget vs Blofin is a fight on Bitget's own turf. Both exchanges built their names on futures and copy trading. Both keep KYC lighter than the big regulated venues. Until this week, Bitget was the safer bet by size alone. Then, on September 24,...
Bitget vs MEXC: Which Exchange Wins After the Bitget Hack?
Bitget vs MEXC is the matchup a lot of Bitget traders are running in their heads right now. On September 24, 2026, Bitget confirmed a hack worth around $350 million. The people who trade there tend to skip Binance and Coinbase. They want high...
Bitget vs Hyperliquid: Which Exchange Wins After the Hack?
Bitget vs Hyperliquid became a real question overnight. On September 24, 2026, Bitget confirmed a hack worth around $350 million. Within hours, crypto X had one answer: move to Hyperliquid. That advice has a point. Hyperliquid never holds your...
Bitget Hack Confirmed: $387M Stolen, Withdrawals Return From September 28
Update, September 26: Bitget raised the loss to about $387.5 million after finding stolen assets on Zcash and TRON. Withdrawals restart in phases from September 28. Private key compromise ruled out. Full incident report still pending.Update,...
Best Crypto Exchanges in Africa (2026): Regional Picks
I've traveled a fair bit across Africa over the years, and some of my earliest crypto memories come straight from this continent. Back in the LocalBitcoins days, I did OTC trades for local currency the old-fashioned way, meeting a stranger in a...
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