Net deposits were reported by Binance when undergoing a community-led withdrawal push. Co-founder He Yi claimed that mass withdrawals acted as an efficient stress test when there was a momentary platform outage.
The biggest crypto-trade platform experienced the largest additions as users created a withdrawal campaign to probe its reserves. Binance reported net deposits, which were contrary to the expectations of outflow.
He Yi talked about the situation on X. She recognized the withdrawal movement. She wrote on her account, @heyibinance, that some friends in the community started a withdrawal campaign. Though the number of assets in Binance addresses has been growing since the campaign was introduced, I think that a common withdrawal start, covering all trading platforms, is a highly efficient stress test.
Some friends in the community have initiated a withdrawal campaign. Although the number of assets in Binance addresses has increased after the campaign was launched, I believe that regularly initiating withdrawals from all trading platforms is a very effective stress test.
I… pic.twitter.com/U8TyHDHeLH— Yi He (@heyibinance) February 4, 2026
Source: heyibinance
Platform Hiccup Fuels Withdrawal Wave
On Tuesday, Binance stopped withdrawals for approximately 20 minutes. Social media quickly began to solicit concerns of solvency among users.
The company provided updates on the challenges. Binance stated that it knows about technical issues with withdrawals on its platform. The service was soon reinstated. The momentary blackout involved recollection of previous exchange breakdowns.
He Yi advised care in the transfer of funds. She advised on X. Blockchain transactions are neither reversible nor can they be corrected once they have been verified. She recommended self-custody devices like Binance Wallet and Trust Wallet, or more secure hardware wallets like OneKey.
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CZ Dismisses Bitcoin Dump Allegations
Changpeng Zhao refuted the idea that Binance sold Bitcoin holdings and responded to the allegations on Monday, following the fall in price over the weekend. Pretty imaginative FUD,” Zhao wrote on X. He clarified that traded Bitcoin belongs to platform users.
CZ: No One in the World Is Crazy Enough to Manipulate Bitcoin
On January 31, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated in an AMA that the October 10 market crash was triggered by a tariff announcement, not Binance system error or price manipulation. He emphasized neither he nor… pic.twitter.com/ZFPtdGEkU0
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) February 4, 2026
Source: WuBlockchain
Zhao claimed that he would not affect the market cycles by making public declarations. I would not be on Crypto Twitter with you guys, were I to possess such power, he replied to his critics. Others attributed his comments to dampen bullish spirits as crypto prices decreased.
According to the data from CoinMarketCap, Binance has reserves totaling 155.64 billion. In January 2026, Binance was at the top of the list of exchanges. The exchange issues transparency reports that answer the solvency questions. The market environment is quite unstable, and the liquidity is thinner, intensifying speculation.
