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- 1Bitget hacker launders $350 million via THORChain●🐋 Whales & Hacker-Aktivität: • Bitget-Hacker wäscht gestohlene 350M$ via THORChain. • Institutionelle Akteure wie Strive
The hacker behind the Bitget exchange breach is moving and laundering roughly $350 million in stolen funds through THORChain, according to crypto observers. At the same time, institutional buyers such as Strive and MicroStrategy are continuing to accumulate Bitcoin despite the ongoing market volatility, a contrast between criminal outflows and steady corporate demand that is drawing attention across the crypto community.
- 2THORChain response to Bitget $387.5M hack fuels blacklist debate▼THORChain’s response to Bitget’s $387.5M hack sparks blacklist debate
A THORChain response tied to Bitget's $387.5 million hack is driving debate over whether the cross-chain protocol should blacklist funds linked to the theft. Observers in the crypto community are split between those arguing THORChain should help freeze stolen assets and those saying censorship would undermine its decentralised, permissionless design. The episode has reignited broader arguments over how decentralized protocols should respond to major exchange hacks.
- 3THORChain refuses Bitget's plea to block $6 million hacker funds●THORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as $6 million moves to bitcoin
THORChain has turned down a request from crypto exchange Bitget to block funds stolen by a hacker, as roughly $6 million of the stolen assets was converted into bitcoin. The decentralized protocol's refusal underscores a core tension in crypto: its censorship-resistant design means no single party can freeze transactions, even at the request of an affected exchange. Observers are debating whether exchanges can rely on decentralized networks to recover stolen funds.
- 4THORChain Faces Governance Questions After Bitget Security Breach▼THORChain Faces Governance Dilemmas After Bitget's Major Security Breach
THORChain is dealing with internal governance dilemmas following a major security breach at crypto exchange Bitget. The incident has raised questions about how decentralized platforms coordinate responses to exchange-level exploits and who bears responsibility for contaminated funds moving through cross-chain liquidity networks. Observers are watching how THORChain's community resolves the dispute, as the case highlights broader governance weaknesses across decentralized finance infrastructure when major exchanges are compromised.