BNB Chain confirms networks unaffected by Binance security incident

The blockchain says its chains and bridges are running normally after an estimated $6.3 billion breach at the exchange BNB Chain says its networks and bridges are still running after the security incident at Binance. That message landed one day after the exchange suffered unauthorized withdrawals estimated at $6.3 billion. What BNB Chain actually said On October 30, 2026, BNB Chain released a statement saying its infrastructure and core networks remained intact. The breach at Binance had taken place on October 29. The chain listed the specific services that were unaffected. These included BNB Smart Chain (BSC), opBNB, BNB Greenfield, and its cross-chain bridges. BNB Chain said all of those services were fully operational. It also said funds held on-chain were safe. That distinction matters more than it might first appear. Crypto sitting in an exchange account and crypto sitting in a user’s own wallet on a blockchain are two different things, even when the names look nearly identical. The listed components cover different jobs. BNB Smart Chain is the main network, opBNB is a scaling layer built on top of it, and BNB Greenfield is focused on data storage. The bridges connect BNB Chai...