Superintelligent AI agents could eventually use crypto financial systems to obtain currency for themselves, Elon Musk said on October 30, 2026. His comments followed reports of a suspected Binance hack involving roughly $6.3 billion in stolen assets, potentially the largest recorded cryptocurrency heist. An address linked to the exploiter deposited $60 million in USDT into Aave V3 and borrowed 19,762 wrapped Ether worth about $44.6 million before the first stablecoin freeze. Tether froze nearly $1.57 billion in USDT, while Circle blocked more than $800 million in USDC. Binance said it would cover customer losses and was working with investigators. Aave said the loan remained overcollateralized and subject to ordinary liquidation, and that the position did not endanger depositors. The protocol temporarily halted new borrowing and deposits across numerous markets while keeping repayments, withdrawals and liquidations available. Musk did not claim that AI was involved, and Binance and Aave cited no evidence that autonomous agents executed the transactions.