Millions of dollars of funds stolen from the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX 10 months ago have moved for the first time.
FTX announced bankruptcy in November 2022 and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) It was hacked on November 11, 2022, shortly after he announced that he was leaving office. This development at that time led to serious speculation.
attackers hack shortly after the incident 21,500 Ethereum approximately DAI worth $27 million converted it to stablecoin. From that day on, this wallet deep to a silence buried. But according to on-chain data, attackers 30 September took action after 10 months of waiting. Total amount of assets transferred $8.4 million worth 5,000 ETH happened.
First of all, these stolen Ethereums were divided into two and 700 of them for the purpose of exoneration Thorchain Router and these assets became untraceable. 1,200 ETH was sent to Railgun, another privacy provider platform. Along with this 550 ETH It was moved to another wallet and probably put on hold to be processed.
Hours after these initial transactions, Assets of 2,500 ETH It was transferred to the mentioned platforms to be laundered by the attackers.
Chinese cryptocurrency news reporter Colin Wu in sharinghackers 13 different in your wallet about 302.5 Million dollars He stated that he owns worth of crypto money. These wallets also include $42 thousand Bitcoin (BTC), $3.97 million Tether (USDT), $1.69 million DAI, $42 thousand worth Binance Coin (BNB), $30 thousand USD Coin (USDC), $8 thousand worth Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) is available.
Bankman-Fried next week He is scheduled to appear in court. Among the striking details was that the assets in the wallet moved a week before the SBF’s hearing.