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Was the Binance Smart Chain hacked? In the following article, you’ll find Changpeng Zhao’s exact words about the incident. Everybody else’s opinions, though, are about the halting of the chain. Most people are unaware of what Bitcoinist told you a year ago: the Binance Smart Chain is centralized and advertised as such. It’s not a secret. It’s that blockchain’s main characteristic.
In any case, this story is fresh. There are still a lot of questions about this afternoon’s event. However, Changpeng Zhao has been open about the whole situation and informed the public through Twitter. Let’s start there and then get to the praise and criticism. Once again, we have to divide this into altcoiners and bitcoiners. It’s the most effective way of presenting the frequently-contrasting opinions.
CZ Explains The Binance Smart Chain Exploit
- While Binance’s internal communications downplayed the incident calling it “irregular activity” or claiming the chain is “under maintenance,” Changpeng Zhao was open about the Binance Smart Chain exploit. Or, more specifically, “an exploit on a cross-chain bridge, BSC Token Hub, resulted in extra BNB. We have asked all validators to temporarily suspend BSC. The issue is contained now. Your funds are safe.”
An exploit on a cross-chain bridge, BSC Token Hub, resulted in extra BNB. We have asked all validators to temporarily suspend BSC. The issue is contained now. Your funds are safe. We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide further updates accordingly.
— CZ 🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) October 6, 2022
- Later on, CZ humble-bragged and gave the Binance Smart Chain team all the credit. “By the time I was woken up at 3AM, the community of validators had already paused. I just did the tweeting. The community & team did all the work.”
Full transparency, I was asleep (yes, I sleep). By the time I was woken up at 3AM, the community of validators had already paused. I just did the tweeting. The community & team did all the work. 🙏 https://t.co/m4PQ3tMIZB
— CZ 🔶 Binance (@cz_binance) October 7, 2022
- And even later, the Binance CEO downplayed the incident himself. LOL. “The current impact estimate is around $100m USD equvilent
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