According to @OnchainLens, the Balancer exploiter has begun moving ETH through Tornado Cash, indicating active on-chain movement of hacked funds; source: https://x.com/OnchainLens/status/1985271840424804814. The flagged flows are tied to the Balancer hacker entity tracked on Arkham Intelligence, enabling wallet-level monitoring of subsequent transfers; source: https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/balancer-hacker. Traders can monitor mixer-bound outflows from the identified addresses to gauge near-term liquidity risk and potential order book impacts for ETH and BAL based on this alert; source: @OnchainLens and the Arkham Intelligence entity page cited above.

According to the source, Balancer issued a final onchain warning to the address linked to a reported exploit and offered a bounty for the return of funds, indicating an active negotiation attempt to recover assets (source: the source). Historical DeFi exploit episodes have typically led to rapid TVL outflows, native token drawdowns, and liquidity dislocations that traders can track via DeFiLlama for TVL and Etherscan for pool and attacker address movements (sources: Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Crime Report; DeFiLlama; Etherscan). White-hat bounty negotiations and partial fund returns are a documented path to damage control and risk reduction in exploit situations, so market participants should monitor Balancer’s official announcements and onchain messages for any confirmation or fund return updates (sources: Immunefi 2024 Web3 Security Report; Balancer official channels; Etherscan).

According to the source, a new on-chain analysis reports the $116M Balancer exploit was prepared over months, funded through gradual Tornado Cash inflows, with no obvious OPSEC leaks reported. According to the source, the stealth funding and absence of OPSEC mistakes indicate a sophisticated adversary; based on the source, traders should closely monitor BAL liquidity, Balancer pool TVL, and exploit-linked wallet flows for potential prolonged distribution and headline-risk driven sell pressure.

According to Harvest Finance on X, approximately $47,000 in user funds within Harvest vaults were exposed to the Balancer ecosystem, primarily involving EUR and BAL-related products, and the affected vaults have been paused with users able to exit at any time; core vault infrastructure remains unaffected and operations continue normally. Source: Harvest Finance on X https://x.com/harvest_finance/status/1985290592591470807

According to @PANewsCN, Balancer stated it is aware of a potential vulnerability that may affect Balancer v2 liquidity pools and has prioritized an investigation by its engineering and security teams. Source: Balancer on X; PANewsCN on X. Balancer added it will share verified information and next steps once more details are available. Source: Balancer on X. PANews described this as a response to an attack incident while relaying Balancer’s statement without additional technical details. Source: PANewsCN on X. The announcement did not specify affected pools, report any loss of funds, or provide a mitigation timeline, indicating operational details remain pending official updates. Source: Balancer on X.

According to @PANewsCN, BNB Chain stated in an official X post that the recent Balancer exploit did not affect any BNB Chain projects (source: BNB Chain on X: https://x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1985281881646969218). BNB Chain urged all forked projects to remain highly vigilant and consider pausing operations as a precaution (source: BNB Chain on X: https://x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1985281881646969218). BNB Chain added that its team and partners are actively monitoring developments and emphasized maintaining security (source: BNB Chain on X: https://x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1985281881646969218). For traders, this indicates no immediate direct risk to native BNB Chain protocols, but potential pauses by Balancer forks on BNB Chain could temporarily disrupt swaps, LP withdrawals, and liquidity routing, raising execution risk during any suspensions (source: BNB Chain on X: https://x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1985281881646969218). Traders should track official updates from BNB Chain and forked protocols for changes that may influence BNB, BAL, and BNB Chain DeFi activity (source: BNB Chain on X: https://x.com/BNBCHAIN/status/1985281881646969218).

According to @PeckShieldAlert, Balancer (BAL) and multiple forks are under an active multi-chain attack, with total losses across chains reaching about $128.64M so far, source: @PeckShieldAlert on X, Nov 3, 2025. This alert confirms a cross-chain exploit and quantifies realized losses, providing the primary on-chain figure traders can reference for DeFi risk assessment and BAL exposure, source: @PeckShieldAlert on X.

According to @PANewsCN, losses from the Balancer exploit have risen to $116.6 million, citing on-chain tracker Lookonchain as the source. According to Lookonchain data relayed by @PANewsCN, the attack spans multiple chains and involves transfers of WETH, stETH, and wstETH. According to @PANewsCN, the incident is ongoing and further details have not yet been disclosed.

According to @ai_9684xtpa, legacy DeFi protocol Balancer has suffered theft exceeding 116 million dollars, with the overall impact still uncertain and potential knock-on effects to other DeFi protocols flagged by the author; source: @ai_9684xtpa. The alleged attacker address for on-chain tracking is listed at intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/6c16da4c-86c3-4fa4-8075-c78f963e3274; source: @ai_9684xtpa and Arkham Intel. Traders should monitor BAL price action, Balancer pool liquidity, and flows from the cited attacker address given the reported uncertainty about broader impact; source: @ai_9684xtpa and Arkham Intel.

According to @lookonchain, the total stolen funds tied to the Balancer exploit have risen to 116.6 million dollars, as reported on X on Nov 3, 2025. Source: Lookonchain on X. According to @lookonchain, this surge indicates additional funds were compromised or identified since prior counts, raising the current on-chain loss baseline for the incident. Source: Lookonchain on X. According to @lookonchain, traders monitoring DeFi risk can use the updated 116.6 million dollar tally as a key input when assessing exposure to Balancer-related assets and liquidity pools. Source: Lookonchain on X.

According to @lookonchain, the Balancer exploit is ongoing with stolen assets across multiple chains now exceeding $98 million, source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1985258890863501820. The author links on-chain addresses for real-time tracking via DeBank, including 0xaa760d53541d8390074c61defeaba314675b8e3f, with additional addresses in the same post, source: https://debank.com/profile/0xaa760d53541d8390074c61defeaba314675b8e3f; https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1985258890863501820. The author advises users to secure funds as the incident continues, reinforcing elevated operational caution for Balancer-related exposure, source: https://x.com/lookonchain/status/1985258890863501820.

According to @PANewsCN, the Balancer DeFi protocol is facing an ongoing multi-chain exploit with cumulative losses estimated at about $88 million, based on live monitoring by PeckShieldAlert on X dated Nov 3, 2025. According to PeckShieldAlert, attacker-linked wallets continue moving assets across multiple chains as the incident remains active, with the reported loss figure reflecting cross-chain transfers tied to the exploit. Given PeckShieldAlert’s ongoing updates that the exploit is still in progress, traders can monitor BAL and Balancer-related pool assets for further on-chain movements using PeckShield’s alerts, per @PANewsCN.

According to the source, a social post reports that Balancer was hit by a $70M exploit draining osETH, WETH, and wstETH from liquidity pools, with BAL down about 5% and concerns about laundering flows (source: user-provided X post). Independent confirmation is not provided here; traders should verify any exploit disclosures via Balancer’s official X account and community forum, and corroborate large transfers on-chain via Etherscan before taking positions (source: Balancer official channels; Etherscan). Until confirmation, consider de-risking exposure to affected Balancer pools, tighten slippage on DEX routes touching osETH/WETH/wstETH, and monitor BAL spot-liquidity, futures funding, and open interest for stress signals (source: standard DeFi incident risk-management practices).