Binance Attackers Add Bitcoin Holdings After Converting Stolen Altcoins

Bitcoin.com, citing onchain intelligence and blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, reports that the attacker responsible for the Binance theft has acquired additional bitcoin. According to the outlet, roughly $175 million in stolen altcoins were converted into approximately 2,300 BTC, adding to the holdings associated with the incident. The reported conversion follows the exchange’s original loss of 18,270.2 BTC, valued at $6.3 billion. Bitcoin.com described the theft as one of the largest crypto exchange hacks, while Elliptic’s figures indicate that the attacker has continued to reshape the stolen asset mix after the initial withdrawals. Bitcoin.com is the only supplied outlet covering this development, so the reported conversion amount, estimated bitcoin accumulation and attribution to Elliptic are not independently corroborated in the provided material. The report does not specify the wallet addresses, timing, venues used for the conversions, or whether the additional 2,300 BTC has moved into a new wallet.

At the latest snapshot, bitcoin was trading at $75,780, up 0.17% over 24 hours but down 2.27% over seven days. Its market capitalization was $1.52 trillion, while the broader crypto market was flat at $2.61 trillion. The Fear & Greed Index stood at 25, placing sentiment in the Extreme Fear zone. The added holdings may make future attacker transfers easier for analytics firms to monitor, while the market data shows that bitcoin has remained comparatively subdued over the past week.