Big news in the world of cryptocurrency! Hackers stole a lot of money – about $224 million worth of a special kind of online money called ETH – from a place called Bybit. It's like someone robbed a digital bank!
- Hackers are quickly changing the stolen ETH into other types of digital money.
- They're using a tool called THORChain to hide where the money is going.
- The hackers are working very fast, moving money almost constantly.
- Experts think the hackers might be from a group called Lazarus Group, linked to North Korea.
- Bybit and other people are trying to catch the hackers and get the money back.
Fact | Number |
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Stolen ETH | ~500,000 |
Money Laundered | $224 Million (18%) |
Speed of Laundering | 2-3 transactions per minute |
Possible Future Conversion | To BTC and DAI |