Ether Supply Squeeze? Bybit Hacker Emerges as World's 14th-Largest ETH Holder
Ether trades 2% higher as the hacked ETH is seen as a permanently lost supply.
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Ether trades 2% higher as the hacked ETH is seen as a permanently lost supply.
The crypto community is divided over calls for an Ethereum blockchain rollback following a massive security breach at Bybit.
The recent Bybit hack has sent shockwaves through the crypto world, with hackers making away with a whopping $1.4 billion worth of digital assets. While the attack caused panic, it also led to massive fund transfers, with large amounts of BTC, ETH, XRP, and USDT pouring into Bybit.
Adam Back, cypherpunk, Satoshi Nakamoto ally and Blockstream CEO, has taken to his X account to comment on the Bybit exchange exploit as hackers drained an enormous $1.4 billion of the second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum from the trading platform.
Hayes argued that it has already been done once in the past, so why not again?
Bybit, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, has fallen victim to a massive hack, resulting in the theft of $1.46 billion worth of Ethereum and other ERC-20 tokens. This cyberattack, which targeted Bybit's cold wallet, has been linked to the notorious North Korean hacking group, Lazarus.
Ethereum is in the spotlight again, but not for good reasons. Hackers broke into Bybit's secure storage, known as a cold wallet, and stole over $1 billion worth of Ethereum tokens. More than 401,000 ETH, including staked tokens, were taken. Following the news, Ethereum dropped over 5% to $2,700 in the last 24 hours.
In the ever-volatile world of cryptocurrency, performance fluctuations are common, and recent market trends have once again brought to light the stark contrast between two prominent digital assets: XRP and Ethereum (ETH). A recent observation from crypto influencer Da Sheriff Crypto highlights the contrasting performances of these two tokens over the past year, showing XRP's substantial gains while Ethereum has faced a decline.
Bears have turned out to be more powerful than bulls at the beginning of the weekend, according to CoinMarketCap.
A crypto heist on major crypto exchange Bybit has propelled the hacker into the ranks of one of the world's largest Ethereum (ETH) holders.
A potential reversal may be on the cards, despite many traders losing some hope.
The recent Bybit hack, which led to a loss of $1.4 billion, has raised serious concerns in the crypto space. The attackers managed to compromise Bybit's ETH cold wallet, transferring the stolen funds into one address before spreading them across multiple wallets.
The $1.4 billion Bybit hack has sparked chaos in the crypto community, triggering massive asset transfers to and from the exchange. In a surprising turn of events, billions of tokens, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, have been transferred to Bybit as a show of support.
North Korean hacking group Lazarus just started laundering 5,000 ETH from the Bybit $1.5 billion hack, kicking off their typical complex operation to clean the money.
Bitcoin and Ethereum may be holding steady on the price front, but that's not the whole story.
The launch of bitcoin and ether ETFs on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) by Betashares provides Australian investors with a regulated and accessible way to gain exposure to digital assets.
Ethereum (ETH) is making waves again in the cryptocurrency market, as analysts predict the potential for a new all-time high (ATH) by 2025. This forecast is rooted in Ethereum's historical price cycles, its ongoing network growth, and rising on-chain activity.
The crypto market faced a huge shock when 401,346.76 ETH worth $1.5B was drained from ByBit's wallets on Friday. Ethereum (ETH) price dropped 8% on February 21 due to this security incident.
Bitcoin maximalist and JAN3 boss Samson Mow calls for the Ethereum chain to be rolled back after North Korean hackers have exploited the Bybit exchange, stealing a whopping $1.4 billion worth of Ethereum.
The year 2024 was not only a boom year for Solana, but it was also a bear year for Ethereum.
The crypto-market is rocking once again after one of the biggest hacks ever.
The recent Bybit hack of $1.5 billion has raised serious security concerns, with reports confirming the attackers used a highly sophisticated method to drain millions in crypto assets. Crypto analyst David Leung has provided a detailed breakdown of how the attack unfolded, revealing major lapses in Bybit's security.
I would support it because we already voted no on immutability in 2016, Hayes said on X. Others are worried that a potential rollback would hurt the Ethereum ecosystem.
The cryptocurrency market experienced a downturn following a major security breach at Bybit, where hackers managed to drain $1.4 billion in Ethereum. This has rattled investor confidence, leading to a wave of liquidations worth $566.64 million, per Coinglass data. As a result, the market cap of the business is down 1.86% to $3.17 Trillion.
