Binance hacker splits $1.4 billion of bitcoin into 19 wallets that no one can freeze
Summary
An attacker linked to a security breach at Binance has divided a massive bitcoin holding across 19 separate digital wallets. Blockchain data reveals that seventeen of these addresses currently contain an identical amount of the cryptocurrency. None of the funds have been transferred since late Thursday.
All 18,270 coins sit in 19 wallets, 17 of them holding exactly 1,000 BTC each, and none has moved since Thursday night, a CoinDesk trace of the blockchain shows.
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