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Over $26M Worth of Bitcoin Associated With 2016 Bitfinex Hack Is on the Move

Over $26M Worth of Bitcoin Associated With 2016 Bitfinex Hack Is on the Move

Over $26 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) associated with the massive 2016 hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex was moved around across seven transactions on Wednesday, according to Twitter-based blockchain tracker bot Whale Alert. 

  • The security breach at Bitfinex in August 2016 led to the theft of over 120,000 BTC (worth approximately $1.2 billion today). Similar movements of stolen funds were also reported in July. 
  • Six of the transactions flagged by Whale Alert ranged between $4.1 million and $4.8 million, with one for a relatively small amount of $12,000. 

Read more: Whale Alert: $27M From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Is on the Move

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