U.Today - According to data published by PeckShieldAlert, anonymous cryptocurrency wallet 0xB2CB...0Ff7 has been hit by a hacker who used a phishing scheme to steal 102.37 stETH from this crypto holder. This is the equivalent of approximately $236,000 in fiat.
This was reported on X/Twitter slightly more than an hour ago. This crypto loss is just a drop in the ocean, though, compared to the overall amount of cryptocurrencies stolen in this way since 2021.
Millions of USD in Chainlink lost to hackers
According to the @lookonchain tweet, the unfortunate crypto whale accidentally clicked on a phishing link and was tricked into approving a transaction to lose all of their crypto. From the above-mentioned $4.42 million worth of LINK that they lost, half was the actual amount of LINK ($2.26 million), and the other half ($2.4 million) was the unrealized profit he had made on that crypto.
$1 billion USD in crypto stolen in phishing attacks
In late fall of 2023, the amount of cryptocurrencies stolen in this way stood at $374.6 million, as a large number of holders was tricked into approving crypto transactions without realizing it.
Ethereum heading for $4,000?
SCBFFThis is the date when the cryptocurrency community expects the SEC regulator to issue a positive decision on spot Ethereum ETFs filed for by BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) and Grayscale. Davis stressed that after this approval, DOGE and SOL ETFs may emerge, potentially by the end of 2024.