Bitget Hacker Moves $6.3 Million Into Bitcoin After THORChain Rejects Freeze Request

Bitget hacker moves $6.3 million into Bitcoin after THORChain rejects freeze request

A wallet linked to the Bitget hacker has swapped about $6.3 million in ETH for Bitcoin through THORChain after the network rejected the exchange’s request to block addresses tied to its Sep. 24 breach. According to CoinDesk’s review of THORChain…

THORChain Faces Backlash Over Stolen Bitget Funds Routed Through Swaps

Bitget's live tracker lists 2,377 attacker addresses, and 1,497 of them are marked as having moved funds through THORChain swaps so far.

THORChain Rejects Bitget Block Request as $6M Hits BTC

THORChain pushed back on Bitget CEO Gracy Chen’s request to refuse service to addresses linked to the exchange’s September 24 breach, defending its permissionless design. On September 28, a wallet associated with the attacker converted roughly 2,390 ETH worth about $6.3 million into 75.2 BTC through 27 swaps, with the stolen assets continuing to move ...