SHIB Price Surges as WarizX Hacker Sells All Tokens

07/18/2024 21:54
SHIB Price Surges as WarizX Hacker Sells All Tokens

All of the Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens that were stolen by the hacker of the WarizX exchange have now been sold

All of the Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens that were stolen by the hacker of the WarizX exchange have now been sold

SHIB Price Surges as WarizX Hacker Sells All Tokens

Cover image via www.freepik.com

According to a recent update from Arkham Intelligence, the hacker who successfully attacked the WazirX exchange has already sold off all of their Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens.   

The bad actor sold the ill-gotten SHIB tokens for 26,535 ETH (or roughly $92 million at current prices). 

The SHIB token has rallied more than 3% on the news, according to CoinGecko data.  

Related

Shiba Inu (SHIB) Fights Major Barrier for 50% Upside Gains

Earlier today, the meme coin experienced a substantial price drop following the WazirX hack. SHIB accounted for almost half of the $235 million worth of digital assets that were stolen from the exchange earlier today from the embattled Indian exchange. 

Apart from SHIB, the hacker also stole such coins as Ethereum (ETH), Floki (FLOKI), and Polygon (MATIC). 

Not that serious? 

Even though the price of SHIB did drop by roughly 10% as a result of the hack, the drop was not as severe as one would expect. 

Related

SHIB Can Easily Burn Zero in Week: Shiba Inu Executive

According to Lookonchain, this can be explained by the fact that market makers such as Wintermute bought the token from a decentralized exchange and deposited it to exchanges in order to sell the token for arbitrage. 

About the author

article image

Alex Dovbnya

Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at [email protected].

Advertisement

TopCryptoNewsinYourMailbox

TopCryptoNewsinYourMailbox

Read more --->