ReportedfreezeStatement 314
Tether froze that wallet 37 minutes later, locking 1.18 billion USDT in place
Elliptic said Tether froze the main attacker Ethereum wallet 37 minutes later, locking 1.18 billion USDT.
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- Tether's CEO is quoted as saying more than $1.567 billion in USDT was frozen. Elliptic says Tether froze the main attacker Ethereum wallet, locking 1.18 billion USDT, and then froze four more addresses. Compare with Cointelegraph reported that Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said Tether had frozen more than $1.567 billion in USDT linked to the potential exploit. (Cointelegraph). Side by side
Other statements from the same source
ReportedattributionStatement 787
Elliptic said the FBI has previously attributed the Bybit and DMM Bitcoin thefts to TraderTraitor.
The FBI has previously attributed the Bybit and DMM Bitcoin thefts to TraderTraitor.
ReportedattributionStatement 786
Elliptic said the long preparation, the apparent targeting of staff and the use of Binance's own systems to sign transactions resemble earlier TraderTraitor thefts, including Bybit.
The long preparation, the apparent targeting of staff and the use of Binance's own systems to sign transactions resemble earlier TraderTraitor thefts, including Bybit.
ReportedattributionStatement 785
Elliptic said it identified common service usage between those laundering the Binance funds and those behind three earlier thefts attributed to TraderTraitor, from BigONE, WOO X and AFX.
Elliptic has identified common service usage between those laundering the Binance funds and those behind three earlier thefts attributed to TraderTraitor, from BigONE, WOO X and AFX.
ReportedfreezeStatement 313
Elliptic said it had verified $2.85 billion of frozen or seized funds, 44% of the theft.
Elliptic has verified $2.85 billion of frozen or seized funds, 44% of the theft
ReportedamountStatement 312
Elliptic said $6.43 billion in cryptoassets was stolen from Binance on 29 October 2026.
On October 29, 2026, $6.43 billion in cryptoassets were stolen from Binance, the world's largest cryptoasset exchange, according to Elliptic's analysis.