WORLDTECHNineteen wallets holding stolen bitcoin receive only sub-dollar messages
Nineteen cryptocurrency wallets holding 18,270 bitcoin stolen in a hack linked to Binance have received nothing since Thursday apart from tiny payments, each worth less than one dollar. According to CoinDesk, the attached messages range from direct appeals for money to offers to launder funds and a promotion for a token.
What the wallets have received
The wallets, which hold the keys to the stolen coins, have taken in no meaningful funds since Thursday. The only incoming transfers were payments each worth less than a dollar, and every one of them carried a written message.
CoinDesk reports that the messages vary widely in tone and purpose, from personal pleas to proposals to launder the bitcoin and a pitch promoting a token.
Background on the exchange involved
Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange and finance company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. It was founded in 2017.
Open questions
- Who is controlling the nineteen wallets holding the stolen bitcoin?
- Will the stolen 18,270 BTC be recovered or moved again?