{"id":21469,"date":"2025-02-25T11:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bybit-repays-bitget-loan-of-40000-eth\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:12:44","slug":"bybit-repays-bitget-loan-of-40000-eth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/bybit-repays-bitget-loan-of-40000-eth\/","title":{"rendered":"Bybit Repays Bitget Loan of 40,000 ETH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The exchange Bybit has transferred 40,000 ETH back to Bitget&#8217;s address, according to data from the on-chain tracking platform <a href=\"https:\/\/intel.arkm.com\/explorer\/address\/0x1AB4973a48dc892Cd9971ECE8e01DcC7688f8F23\">Arkham Intelligence<\/a>. The funds were provided as a loan immediately following the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bybit-exchange-suffers-1-46-billion-loss-in-hack\">hacker attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the past 2.5 days, the perpetrators have managed to launder 89,500 ETH (~$224 million). This accounts for 18% of the total 499,000 ETH stolen, reports the account EmberCN.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zh\" dir=\"ltr\">Bybit \u9ed1\u5ba2\u5728\u8fc7\u53bb 2 \u5929\u534a\u7684\u65f6\u95f4\u91cc\u5df2\u7ecf\u6d17\u8d70\u4e86 8.95 \u4e07\u679a ETH ($224M)\uff0c\u8fd9\u662f\u4ed6\u76d7\u53d6 ETH \u603b\u6570 (49.9 \u4e07\u679a) \u7684 18%\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u8981\u662f\u6309\u7167\u8fd9\u4e2a\u9891\u7387\uff0c\u9ed1\u5ba2\u518d\u6709\u534a\u4e2a\u6708\u65f6\u95f4\u5c31\u80fd\u628a\u5269\u4e0b\u7684 41 \u4e07\u679a ETH \u7ed9\u6362\u6210\u5176\u5b83\u8d44\u4ea7 (BTC\/DAI \u7b49)\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u73b0\u5728\u9ed1\u5ba2\u7684\u8de8\u94fe\u8d44\u4ea7\u5151\u6362\u4e3b\u8981\u662f\u901a\u8fc7 THORChain \u5728\u8fdb\u884c\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u672c\u6587\u7531 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitget?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitget<\/a>\uff5c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bitget_zh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bitget_zh<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kuZKG5oyZi\">pic.twitter.com\/kuZKG5oyZi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u4f59\u70ec (@EmberCN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmberCN\/status\/1894193036873404436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the source, the hackers intend to convert the remaining 410,000 ETH into other assets such as BTC and DAI. The process is expected to take about two weeks. The perpetrators are actively using the cross-chain protocol THORChain for the exchange.  <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Chainflip team has announced measures to prevent the illicit use of the funds stolen from Bybit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z6nx0146qN\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z6nx0146qN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CHAINFLIP LABS (@Chainflip) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chainflip\/status\/1894047967599849659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The company stated that they will release an updated version of the protocol for this purpose. Most of the code is already prepared and undergoing testing. The new software is expected to be launched within 24-72 hours.<\/p>\n<p>On February 24, Bybit <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bybit-restores-ethereum-reserves-following-hack\">fully replenished<\/a> its Ethereum reserves following the breach.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, experts at Arkham Intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/arkham-says-lazarus-group-behind-bybit-hack\">linked<\/a> the incident to the North Korean group Lazarus Group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The exchange Bybit has transferred 40,000 ETH back to Bitget&#8217;s address, according to data from the on-chain tracking platform Arkham Intelligence. 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