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Security & Hacks · 1 min read

Binance Hackers Route Funds to Solana After $500M Tron Laundering Spree

Chainalysis reports perpetrators behind the multibillion-dollar Binance exploit funneled capital into Solana following a large-scale Tron operation.

Editorial oversight: Julian Mercer, Chief Editor
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At a glance

What happened
Chainalysis reported that perpetrators behind the Binance exploit moved funds to Solana after running $500 million through Tron.
Why it matters
The multi-chain laundering scheme highlights the speed and complexity of illicit fund dispersion across separate smart contract ecosystems.
Who is affected
Binance and network participants monitoring addresses tied to the security incident.
What's next
No next step announced.
Primary source
thedefiant.io: Binance-Hack Launderers Reach Solana After Draining $500 Million on Tron, Chainalysis Says

Key points

  • Chainalysis found Binance exploiters moved laundered funds to Solana after draining $500M on Tron.
  • The Tron laundering campaign involved more than 1,000 addresses and over 3,000 deposits.
  • Stolen funds dispersed across chains following the complex Tron routing sequence.

Perpetrators behind the Binance security breach have moved stolen capital to the Solana network after laundering $500 million across the Tron blockchain, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reported 1.

The illicit operation on Tron relied on more than 1,000 unique blockchain addresses and processed over 3,000 individual deposits before the assets dispersed across additional networks 1. The movement highlights the attacker's systematic dispersal methodology across multiple ecosystems in the wake of the wider breach 1.

Cross-Chain Dispersion

The shift into Solana follows wider forensic tracking surrounding the exploit, which initially saw Binance investigate suspected multi-billion dollar drains across several blockchains 1. Prior investigative updates cited in the reporting note that federal authorities previously attributed the multi-billion-dollar breach to North Korean cyber actors 1. At the time of writing, native asset $SOL was trading at $94.65, while Tron's $TRX traded at $0.3129.

Chainalysis verified that the movement reached Solana directly after the extensive Tron laundering sequence concluded 1. No timeline or formal asset-freezing actions on the Solana network have been disclosed in connection with the newly identified transaction paths 1.

Sources

  1. [1] Binance-Hack Launderers Reach Solana After Draining $500 Million on Tron, Chainalysis Says — thedefiant.io, November 1, 2026

Written by Basis Desk's newsroom system from the primary sources above and machine-verified against them before publication. Market figures marked "at the time of writing" come from live exchange data. Report an error: corrections@basisdesk.news · corrections policy.

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