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$94 million hack

Uğur Bayram

Aug 18, 2021

Japanese crypto exchange Liquid said in an announcement that it was attacked by hackers and lost approximately $94 million worth of cryptocurrencies.

Japanese crypto exchange Liquid said in an announcement that it was attacked by hackers and lost approximately $94 million worth of cryptocurrencies.
According to Elliptic's analysis, stolen crypto assets include $31 million worth of Ethereum, $5 million worth of Bitcoin, $13 million worth of XRP, and $45 million worth of Ethereum Blockchain-linked tokens.
Crypto exchange Liquid has announced that it is dealing with moving assets from hot wallets to cold wallets and that deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended.
In a statement, he said that the stolen assets are being tracked and that he is working with other crypto exchanges to have them frozen.

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