The Bitmart cryptocurrency trading platform was stolen and lost nearly $ 200 million in virtual currency.

The Bitmart cryptocurrency trading platform was stolen and lost nearly $ 200 million in virtual currency.

Hackers from all walks of life are always paying attention to this huge sum due to the constant thinking about various virtual rewards. According to a recent foreign media report, on the evening of December 4 local time, Bitmart, a well-known cryptocurrency trading platform, confirmed this. . It has been hacked and hacked, and the market value of virtual currency has reached $ 196 million.

• A cybersecurity company announced on Saturday night that cryptocurrency trading platform Bitmart recently stole and stole $ 196 million in cryptocurrency.

Since then, Bitmart has protested and issued a statement admitting to stealing around $ 150 million in assets. However, blockchain security and data analytics firm Peckshield estimated a loss at nearly $ 200 million.

Bitmart said in a statement that it has postponed all withdrawals until further warnings and security assessments are pending.

Peckshield estimates that Bitmart lost around $ 100 million in various cryptocurrencies on the Ethereum blockchain and $ 96 million on the Binance smart chain. Hackers have stolen more than 20 tokens, including Bitcoin, Safemoon, and Shiba Inu coins.

Bitmart said the impact on smart chain Ethereum and Binance's "wallets" carries only "a small fraction" of their assets, while all other wallets have been "safe and sound."