- Ripple’s XRP token suffers a drop of over 5% after reports of a theft valued at $112.5 million.
- ZachXBT reports that 213 million XRP tokens were stolen and laundered through exchanges such as Binance and Kraken.
Ripple’s XRP token XRP has posted a drop of more than 5% following reports of a possible theft valued at $112.5 million. This news has caused concern in the cryptocurrency market and highlighted the security challenges facing this industry.
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT highlights a $112.5 million #XRP theft from #Ripple, with the stolen funds already passing through exchanges like #MEXC, #Gate, #Binance, #Kraken, #OKX, #HTX, #HitBTC, and more. XRP has experienced a 5% drop in the past 24 hours.
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— Marcel Knobloch aka Collin Brown (@CollinBrownXRP) January 31, 2024
ZachXBT, a blockchain analyst, reported on the X platform, that approximately 213 million XRP tokens were mined from a digital wallet. This fact is compounded by the knowledge that these tokens were laundered using various exchanges, including Binance, Kraken and OKX.
The market response to this incident was immediate, with a notable decline in the value of Ripple’s XRP. This drop reflects investors’ reaction to negative news and shows the vulnerability of the cryptocurrency market to security issues.
Although exchanges such as Binance, Kraken and OKX have security measures in place, the use of these platforms to launder stolen tokens indicates that there are areas that require more attention in fraud prevention.
This incident could influence how the cryptocurrency market is regulated and monitored . Regulators and legislators are keeping an eye on this sector, and a theft of this magnitude could lead to further regulation.
