Key Notes ZachXBT says that $330 million was stolen recently from a private owner. The stolen funds were laundered through Monero. XMR’s price jumped as a result of the large-scale swap. ZachXBT, a popular crypto investigator, pointed out that there has been a questionable transaction of 3,520 BTC with a value of $330.7 million. Using … Read more
Crypto detective ZachXBT found himself in the hot seat this week after he was accused of orchestrating a rug pull — the very scam he’s made a career out of exposing. ZachXBT has built a reputation as a formidable investigator, exposing scammers and aiding government agencies in tracing multimillion-dollar frauds. His research was even cited … Read more
Blockchain Bandit, a notorious hacker who stole 51,000 Ether mostly by successfully guessing weak private keys, has consolidated the funds into a single wallet after nearly two years of dormancy. The entire 51,000 Ether (ETH) was transferred from 10 wallet addresses to multi-signature address “0xC45…1D542,” blockchain investigator ZachXBT said in a Dec. 30 Telegram post. … Read more
Blockchain gaming conglomerate Animoca Brands has confirmed its co-founder and chair Yat Siu was hacked to promote a fake token on X, in what appears to be the latest in a string of attacks on crypto X accounts. “Unfortunately [Siu’s] social media account has been compromised,” Animoca posted to X on Dec. 26. “The token … Read more