Liquid, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, was hacked, reportedly worth US$74 million Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc. were stolen.

Liquid, a regulated cryptocurrency exchange in Japan, has confirmed that violations have forced it to suspend deposits and withdrawals.

Although Liquid did not confirm the value of the currency used, the digital asset was released Block Enter the estimated value of the cryptocurrency robbery.

In a tweet shared on Thursday, Liquid stated that its online hot wallet has been “hacked” and will transfer its assets to its offline “cold wallet”.

important Notice:
We regret to announce #LiquidGlobal The hot wallet was destroyed and we are transferring assets to the cold wallet.

We are currently investigating and will provide regular updates. At the same time, deposits and withdrawals will be suspended.

— Liquid Global Official (@Liquid_Global) August 19, 2021

Liquid continued: “We regret to announce that the #LiquidGlobal warm wallet has been compromised and we are transferring assets to the cold wallet. We are currently investigating and will provide regular updates. At the same time, deposits and withdrawals will be suspended.”

The second tweet stated that the following assets have been transferred to the hacker’s following address:

  • Bitcoin: 1Fx1bhbCwp5LU2gHxfRNiSHi1QSHwZLf7q
  • ETH/EWT: 0x5578840aae68682a9779623fa9e8714802b59946
  • TRX: TSpcue3bDfZNTP1CutrRrDxRPeEvWhuXbp
  • XRP: rfapBqj7rUkGju7oHTwBwhEyXgwkEM4yby

Liquid said the investigation is ongoing.

File photo: Images of Bitcoin and US currency displayed on the screen. According to reports, hackers stole approximately $74 million in cryptocurrency.
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