Imagine a digital bank robbery! In 2021, hackers stole about $50 million worth of cryptocurrency from a place called Uranium Finance. This week, the US government recovered a big chunk of that money – about $31 million!
- Hackers used a secret weakness in the Uranium Finance system to steal money.
- They used tools to hide where the money went, but investigators found it anyway!
- This shows that even though cryptocurrency is digital, it's not impossible to track down stolen coins.
| Fact | Number |
|---|---|
| Stolen Money | $50 million |
| Recovered Money | $31 million |
| Total Crypto stolen in 2024 (so far) | $2.2 Billion |
