Deribit, the largest bitcoin options exchange by market share, lost $28 million in a hack. The company announced this on its official Twitter account. The exchange also suspended the withdrawal of funds.
“We are conducting ongoing security checks and are forced to suspend withdrawals, including third-party custodians, ... until we are confident that everything is safe to reopen,” the exchange said in a statement.
According to the exchange, the compromised Deribit hot wallets contained funds in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC.
At the same time, Deribit noted that the assets of its customers are safe. Depositors' funds were not affected by the attack, and the general damage was eliminated at the expense of their own assets. The company assured that 99% of its clients' funds, in accordance with the exchange's internal policy, are stored in cold wallets.
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