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Turkey’s BtcTurk Suffers $48M Theft in Exchange Hack

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Qadir AK

Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk, the country’s second-largest and oldest, has been hacked, with over $48 million worth of assets stolen. The attacker has completed transferring the stolen funds and started exchanging them. In response, BtcTurk has suspended all cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals while investigating the breach. The hack affected multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Avalanche, and Polygon. The exchange is working with security firms to manage the situation and protect user assets in cold storage.

Qadir AK

Qadir Ak is the founder of Coinpedia. He has over a decade of experience writing about technology and has been covering the blockchain and cryptocurrency space since 2010. He has also interviewed a few prominent experts within the cryptocurrency space.

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