Big news in the world of cryptocurrency! A company called Bybit was robbed of $1.4 billion worth of a cryptocurrency called Ether (ETH). Think of Ether like digital money that lives online. But don't worry, Bybit got most of it back!
- Hackers stole a huge amount of Ether from Bybit.
- Bybit borrowed and bought back most of the stolen Ether.
- The price of Ether went up a bit after the news, then went down a little.
- Experts think North Korean hackers were behind the theft.
Fact | Number |
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Stolen Ether | $1.4 billion |
Ether recovered | $1.23 billion |
Ether price increase (weekend) | 4% |
Ether price decrease (24 hours) | 2% |