Mysterious $1.2M Bitcoin Transaction to Satoshi Nakamoto Sparks Speculations
The wallet receiving the hefty payout is the address that mined the Bitcoin network’s first-ever block reward some 15 years ago, commencing the start of the blockchain.
The wallet receiving the hefty payout is the address that mined the Bitcoin network’s first-ever block reward some 15 years ago, commencing the start of the blockchain.
Lazarus Group, said to have been behind some $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency hacks and exploits over the past three years, appears to be moving around some of its hoard. The group holds $79 million in wallets tagged by the blockchain analysis firm Arkham.
Affected user balances will be restored as no private keys were stolen in the exploit, the developers said.
Security firm Blockaid’s CEO told CoinDesk that users are still at risk.
Several of the frozen wallets had been using Tornado Cash over the past six months.
Hackers are using a piece of code called Create2 to bypass security alerts when users sign malicious signatures.
The funds were then bridged to bitcoin on the THORChain bridge.
Poloniex investor Justin Sun confirmed the hack, saying the exchange will reimburse affected users.
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 8, 2023.
Binance acquired TrustWallet in 2018 in a deal that included cash and BNB tokens, which at the time were worth $14.80.