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Hackers Briefly Borrow $20M in Crypto from US Gov, Returns it (Mostly) Intact

October 26, 2024
Breaking news in crypto-world absurdity: on Thursday, daring hackers made off with around $20 million from a U.S. government-controlled crypto wallet filled with seized funds from the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack. Yet, in a plot twist nobody saw coming, the hacker decided to return $19.3 million of it less than 24 hours later. That’s right—the