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Turkish crypto change BtcTurk hacked for $49M after $55M loss final 12 months

By Editorial Board Published August 14, 2025 2 Min Read
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Turkish crypto change BtcTurk hacked for M after M loss final 12 months

Simply over a 12 months after struggling a $55 million hack, Turkish crypto change BtcTurk has been attacked once more, this time dropping tokens value $49 million.

BtcTurk has acknowledged the suspicious withdrawals through an announcement on X, assuring customers that their funds won’t be affected.

Blockchain safety agency Cyvers flagged losses throughout seven blockchain networks, together with Ethereum, Avalanche, and varied ETH L2s.

The stolen funds are at the moment unfold throughout three addresses, recognized by fellow safety agency SlowMist; 0xa041 holds roughly $24 million, 0x7D91 holds $20 million, and 0x0fE4 holds $4.5 million, in response to information from cross-chain portfolio tracker Debank.

On the time of writing, blockchain information present the hacker is at the moment within the means of swapping stolen tokens for ETH and draining further, decrease worth, cash.

Vital worth drops in affected belongings have accompanied the hack, probably linked to the hacker’s fireplace sale.

The transfers of enormous portions of quite a lot of tokens have been made immediately from BtcTurk-labelled wallets on separate chains, indicating a non-public key compromise. 

In June of final 12 months, an analogous assault hit BtcTurk, resulting in losses value $55 million. Crypto audit agency Halborn’s report of the incident suspected {that a} leaked personal key was the assault vector in that case, too.

Out of the frying pan, into the hearth

Whereas crypto’s acceptance by the mainstream is slower in Europe, Asia and the US, areas dealing with political instability or a risky native foreign money have seen enthusiastic adoption elsewhere.

Certainly, Turkey and Argentina are prime examples of crypto’s use-case as a method for residents to amass crypto {dollars} somewhat than holding quickly inflating native foreign money.

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