Binance has spent about half of its SAFU bitcoin reserve, data shows

What sources claim

• Cointelegraph reported that Binance's SAFU bitcoin wallet now holds about 7,500 BTC following a 7,499 BTC transfer linked to a hack, with no timeline for restoring the $1 billion fund.
• CoinDesk reported that Binance has spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million worth.
• CoinDesk reported that the SAFU fund now sits below the $800 million level that Binance's own rules say triggers a top-up, and that the exchange has not said when it will refill it.

Still unresolved

• Binance has not said when it will refill the SAFU fund or whether it will restore the $1 billion target; an official statement or funding transfer would confirm the plan.
• The amount and mechanism of the reserves remaining after the 7,499 BTC transfer would be confirmed by an updated proof-of-reserves release from Binance.

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