Circle and Tether freeze funds amid possible Binance security issue

Reports say Circle and Tether froze funds tied to a potential Binance 'security issue', with a reported $2 billion outflow raising customer fund concerns. Binance founder CZ says the exchange 'may have been hacked'; the situation is unconfirmed.

Timeline

1. 29 Oct, 22:00 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 29 Oct, 22:00 UTCPicked up on News
3. 29 Oct, 22:00 UTCCNBC reports Circle, Tether freezing funds
4. 29 Oct, 22:00 UTCCZ says Binance 'may have been hacked'
5. 29 Oct, 22:49 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• binance hackGoogle Trends
• Is Binance Being Hacked? $2 Billion Outflow Puts Customer Funds in QuestionYahoo Finance
• Binance pauses withdrawals as hackers suspected of stealing billions in cryptoTechCrunch
• Binance Founder CZ Says Exchange ‘May Have Been Hacked’Bloomberg.com
• Multi-billion Binance hack hitting crypto marketsCoinDesk
• Was Binanced Hacked? Crypto Exchange Says Funds Are Safe After ‘Potential Security Issue’Forbes