# 79thVault Hot Wallet Receives 15,000 BNB Worth About $11 Million

By Simon Yoon

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/28995
Published: 2026-10-09T13:25:11.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-09T13:25:11.000Z
Section: Technology

> The returned funds represent most of the roughly $12.5 million lost in the 79AU-related incident on BNB Chain.

A wallet designated by the 79thVault team received 15,000 BNB worth about $11 million, recovering most of the funds tied to the 79AU-operated hot wallet incident on BNB Chain.

The returned amount compares with an estimated loss of roughly $12.5 million. An additional 30 BNB was deposited into a KuCoin address, while the status of the remaining funds was not immediately clear.

The 79thVault wallet typically handled small transfers to a rewards pool. Before the return, it transferred 2.01 million 79AU tokens to an external address through seven transactions, ranging from 10,000 to 500,000 tokens each.