Crypto Trader Suffers $50 million Loss Following Address Poisoning Attack

The attacker inserted a spoofed wallet address into the victim’s transaction history, leading the trader to unknowingly send the full balance to the wrong address. The post Crypto Trader Suffers $50 million Loss Following Address Poisoning Attack appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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$50M Vanishes in Seconds: Copy-Paste Wallet Error Triggers One of Crypto’s Costliest Address Scams

Key Takeaways: A crypto user lost nearly $50 million in USDT after copying a spoofed wallet address from transaction history. The attack used address poisoning, exploiting wallet interfaces that hide The post $50M Vanishes in Seconds: Copy-Paste Wallet Error Triggers One of Crypto’s Costliest Address Scams appeared first on CryptoNinjas.

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How a single copy-paste mistake cost a user $50M in USDt

A user lost nearly $50 million in USDt after copying a poisoned wallet address from transaction history, showing how subtle address spoofing can trick users.

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389,999,999,999 Shiba Inu (SHIB) Suddenly Withdrawn From Major Korean Exchange, Destination Unclear

Almost 390 billion SHIB left an Upbit-linked wallet to an address that has been firing meme coins across exchanges all day, turning a routine transfer into the most-watched Shiba Inu move of the week.

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Home invasion stalked $4.3M crypto wallet: How a single data leak can put anyone’s safety at risk

The playbook was simple enough to work once: dress as delivery drivers, knock on the door, force entry at gunpoint, and extract private keys under threat. In June 2024, three men executed that script at a residential address in the UK and walked away with more than $4.

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Balancer Hacker Now Converting Loot to Ethereum: Stolen Funds Surge To $116.6M

Balancer, a major DeFi protocol, has suffered a significant exploit, with approximately $116 million drained from protocol vaults. On-chain data shows large, unusual outflows from Balancer’s “0xBA1…BF2C8” address to an external wallet, including 6,587 WETH (~$24.

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U.S. Government Moves 667.6 Bitcoin (BTC) to Fresh Wallet: Details

Arkham Intelligence flagged a transfer of 667.624 BTC from a U.S. government address to a new wallet; the coins remain unmoved as markets watch closely.

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Multicoin Capital gains $50M AAVE from Galaxy Digital

Multicoin Capital recently received about $51.32 million worth of AAVE tokens on-chain through the Galaxy Digital OTC wallet. AAVE is currently the largest asset in the address. According to on-chain analyst Ember CN, an address labeled by Nansen as belonging…

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Bitget Wallet partners with Spindl to tackle Web3 discovery challenge

Bitget Wallet, the leading non-custodial crypto wallet, has partnered with Spindl, a Web3 growth platform, to address one of the sector’s long-standing challenges: how users discover on-chain applications and how engagement is measured across chains, according to a press release.

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Satoshi-Era Address Suddenly Active Again After 13 Years of Sleep

A Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet was recently activated

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Shiba Inu Price Slips on Bearish Grounds, But Top Wallets Signal a Twist

Shiba Inu price has lost ground following a bearish EMA crossover, active address declines, and rising bearish power. Yet, strong wallet accumulation and a positive CMF reading could hint at a possible turnaround.

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$TST Dev Wallet Cashes Out, Private Key Mystery Deepens

The drama around $TST isn’t slowing down. Twelve hours ago, the developer address 0x1a1…66f4 sold over $30,400 worth of tokens in four quick transactions. The wallet fully exited its TST position. That’s odd.

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Ethena: What's next after 8% ENA supply shifts to a single address?

Key Takeaways Ethena appeared to be in the middle of a bullish retest, which could open a new front for its price. A new wallet made an 8% withdrawal as whale stack leveraged orders. Will this fuel tThe post Ethena: What's next after 8% ENA supply shifts to a single address? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Ripple Empties 2020 Wallet of 200,000,000 XRP As Price Drops From Recent $3.65 Peak

Ripple transfers hundreds of millions of XRP to a new wallet from a 2020 blockchain address

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Arthur Hayes-linked wallet bags $2M worth of AAVE and LDO in an OTC deal

An address possibly linked to a BitMEX co-founder has received DeFi tokens worth $2. 05 million. The transaction involved 3,033 AAVE and 1. 1253 million LIDO. Flowdesk sent the assets, suggesting a potential over-the-counter purchase.

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Arkham: Satoshi Nakamoto address receives $20k from mystery wallet

Arkham’s on-chain monitoring detected a suspected transfer of $20,000 in BTC to Satoshi Nakamoto’s address. This is the latest transfer made to Satoshi in the past four months. According to on-chain data from Arkham Intelligence, an unknown address sent 0.185…

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Crypto Whale Makes Big Move: $2.45M in MakerDAO Tokens Sent to Exchange

One of the largest crypto whales on the platform, with a wallet address of 0x411…F11, has been transferring 1271 MKR tokens, valued at around $2.45 million.

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Trader nets $5.6M in 3 days by betting against James Wynn positions

A trader made $5.6 million in three days by betting against James Wynn’s every move — a calculated counterplay or Wynn quietly hedging through a shadow wallet? According to Lookonchain, a trader identified by the wallet address 0x2258 has recently…

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Double Trouble: Crypto User Loses $2.5M By Copying Same Scam Address Twice

A crypto user has just lost more than $2. 5 million in a simple copy-and-paste mistake. They tried to move 843,166 USDT to a safe wallet. Instead, they sent a chunk of it to the wrong address. Then they did it again—this time sending $1.

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Crypto trader loses $2.5 million USDT after falling for address poisoning scam twice

A crypto trader lost over $2. 5 million worth of Tether (USDT) after falling for the same scam twice within hours. On May 26, blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer reported that the first error occurred when the trader copied a manipulated wallet address from their transaction history.

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ZKasino scammer wallet lost $27.1m after long position ETH close

An account linked to ZKasino, a gambling platform that stole more than $30 million from its users in 2024, lost $27.1 million after closing a long position on Hyperliquid. According to on-chain data on Hyperdash, the scammer address behind the…

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Mysterious $90 Million BTC Leaves Biggest Crypto Exchange

Large Bitcoin transfer activity has been spotted between Binance and an unknown wallet address

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PEPE OG Wallet Makes Bold Move with $2 Million Purchase Amidst Price Decline

An early investor in the meme coin space has done something quite significant. They go by the address qianbaidu. eth and have invested another $2 million in PEPE tokens—188. 8 billion of them, to be exact.

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Vitalik Buterin calls for wallet solutions to address crypto loss, not just theft

According to Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin, while theft is often discussed in crypto security, many people also lose significant amounts of crypto due to negligence and accidents, and wallet solutions must address these risks as well. In his recent post…

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Suspicious outflows detected from wallet linked to Mask Network founder

According to Cyvers Alerts, Mask Network founder Suji Yan’s account is suspected of being hacked as a suspicious address received almost $4 million worth of cryptocurrency.

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Has The US Treasury Created An XRP Wallet? Unveiling The Truth

Rumors of the US Treasury’s alleged foray onto the XRP Ledger (XRPL) have been circulating, sparking buzz across the digital asset community. On January 21, several community accounts on X claimed that an address linked to “home.

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Погибшего экс-сотрудника OpenAI могли убить

Мать погибшего экс-сотрудника OpenAI Сучира Баладжи собрала криптоактивы на $140 000 для расследования его смерти. По мнению Пурнимы Рамарао, ее сын не был склонен к суициду. Solana wallet address for raising funds for fighting justice for Suchir.

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Мать погибшего экс-сотрудника OpenAI усомнилась в самоубийстве сына

Мать погибшего экс-сотрудника OpenAI Сучира Баладжи собрала криптоактивы на $140 000 для расследования его смерти. По мнению Пурнимы Рамарао, ее сын не был склонен к суициду. Solana wallet address for raising funds for fighting justice for Suchir.

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Best Wallet Raises Over $5M in Token Presale for Cross-Chain Web3 Storage Solution

Best Wallet (BEST), a new cross-chain storage solution, has secured over $5 million in its ongoing presale phase.  The creators aim to address common pain points in the Web3 space by combining mulThe post Best Wallet Raises Over $5M in Token Presale for Cross-Chain Web3 Storage Solution appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Hedera-based Wallet MINGO Unveils NFT-based Ticketing System

Hedera-based crypto wallet MINGO has revealed plans to revolutionize the ticketing industry by introducing an NFT-based Programmable Digital Ticketing (PDT) system. The system will address several concerns peculiar to the industry, such as fraud, scalping, and resale inefficiencies, with a transparent solution having the backing of big names in sports and entertainment, including World Boxing […]

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US government moves nearly 20k BTC worth $1.92b

A wallet linked to the U.S. government has moved nearly $2 billion worth of Bitcoin to a new address, according to blockchain intelligence and on-chain data platform Arkham. Per Akham, the transfer of nearly 20,000 Bitcoin (BTC) happened on Dec.…

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Huge ‘screw-up’ — Pump Science apologizes after flood of fraud tokens

Pump Science partially blamed Solana-based software firm BuilderZ for leaving the private key to the dev wallet address on GitHub for the public to see.

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The good phisher: How a USDT holder lost and recovered $129m within hours

A crypto investor lost a substantial amount of USDT tokens to a phishing address but eventually witnessed a return of the funds hours later.  Data from Tronscan shows that the user with the wallet address “TGr…XAE” mistakenly transferred $129 million…

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Giggle Academy Breach Highlights $800 Million Crypto Phishing Crisis

Phishing tactics have become more sophisticated, with methods like wallet draining and address poisoning becoming increasingly prevalent. The post Giggle Academy Breach Highlights $800 Million Crypto Phishing Crisis appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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US government-linked address likely exploited for over $20 million in crypto

A hacker may have stolen over $20 million worth of crypto, including stablecoins and Ethereum (ETH), from a US government-controlled wallet connected to the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack. The suspicious transfers occurred on Oct.

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Avalanche Foundation introduces Visa crypto spending card

The Avalanche Card is a credit card linked to a “self-custody wallet and unique address per asset.”

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FTX wallet unstakes $28m in Solana, sparking fresh selloff fears

FTX could be preparing to offload more of its Solana holdings, with the latest decision to unstake more tokens sparking fresh selloff fears. According to data from Solscan, 178,631 Solana (SOL) tokens were redeemed from FTX’s staking address and are…

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Ancient Bitcoin Whale Resurrects After 11 Years, Realizing Enormous 10,400% Profit

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Telegram wallet app enables law enforcement evidence collection

The Wallet app on Telegram now supports law enforcement evidence collection, according to its updated FAQ page. This page directs law enforcement agencies to submit requests via a designated email address, stating: “Wallet will carefully review each law enforcement request and cooperate on a case-by-case basis to disclose information, in accordance with its internal policies […] The post Telegram wallet app enables law enforcement evidence collection appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Polymarket user bets $1.2m on Harris to win presidential election 

A user on the Polymarket prediction platform has bet $1.2 million on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.  The user, known by the wallet address “paragon,” received funds traced back to crypto trading firm QCP Capital, according to Arkham…

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Osmosis reveals Polaris for wallet agnostic one click trading across blockchains

Osmosis, the leading interchain decentralized exchange (DEX) and DeFi hub on Cosmos has unveiled plans for a new product called Polaris, described as a “Token Portal” designed to address fragmentation issues in the digital assets ecosystem.

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Crypto scammers deepfake Apple CEO Tim Cook during iPhone 16 livestream

A deepfake of Apple CEO Tim Cook asked viewers to deposit crypto into a wallet address in a bid to pull off the common “double-your-money” scam.

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WazirX hacker transfers 1600 ETH to Tornado Cash

The WazirX exploiter has transferred 5,000 ETH to a new wallet and started laundering the funds through the crypto mixer Tornado Cash. According to PeckSheildAlert, the WazirX exploiter moved 5000 ETH (roughly $12 million) to a new address identified by…

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Terraform Labs moves $62.81M in BTC amid final wind-down steps

On-chain data shows that a crypto wallet linked to the bankrupt Terraform Labs moved 1,075 BTC, valued at approximately $62. 81 million, to a new address (bc1q5) on Sept. 2. While the firm has yet to comment publicly on the transfer, market analysts note that it aligns with Terraform Labs’ plan to wind down operations following […] The post Terraform Labs moves $62.

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Bitcoin wallet linked to Terraform’s Do Kwon moved $62m

Amid Terraform Labs’ ongoing unwind and the extradition battle involving its founder Do Kwon, a wallet linked to both entities moved $62.8 million worth of Bitcoin. According to data from Arkham, an address associated with the beleaguered blockchain firm Terraform…

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Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Address Activated After More Than 13 Years

A Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallet has emerged from long-lasting hibernation

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Justin Sun’s Secret Wallet? Analysts Uncover Mysterious $SUN Holder

A cryptic address, potentially linked to Justin Sun or the TRON Foundation, has been making waves in the $SUN market. This “smart money” player built a significant position in $SUN three years ago, sparking curiosity among analysts.

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Mega XRP Whale Emerges After 99 Million Token Transfer

This unknown new wallet was activated with transfer, birthing mega XRP address

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El Salvador adds 162 Bitcoins to national holdings

A cold wallet reportedly owned by the Salvadoran government has been buying one Bitcoin everyday since March 16, adding 162 coins to the country’s Bitcoin holdings. Data from blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence shows that the address, marked as El…

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