# Circle and Tether freeze funds affected by potential Binance ‘security issue’

https://mins.news/en/item/121569

- CNBC, 2026-10-29 22:17 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/29/circle-tether-freeze-funds-impacted-by-potential-binance-security-issue.html

> Circle and Tether froze funds affected by a potential security issue involving Binance. The world’s largest crypto exchange said it was actively investigating and that funds were “completely safe.”

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