...and is definitely not an enormous grift that's pouring lighter fluid on our already smoldering planet.
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The exchange announced that they had recovered 99.7% of the erroneously awarded tokens, leaving around 1,860 BTC (~$130 million) unaccounted for.
The incident has drawn further scrutiny from Korean regulators, who said that the error "has exposed the vulnerabilities and risks of virtual assets." Regulatory agencies in the country had already been cracking down on crypto firms following a $30 million hack of the Upbit crypto exchange in November 2025.
CrossCurve took a conciliatory tone in on-chain messages sent to the thief, writing, "These tokens were wrongfully taken from users due to a smart contract exploit. We do not believe this was intentional on your part, and there is no indication of malicious intent." (Who among us hasn't accidentally stolen millions of dollars?) However, they warned, they planned to escalate to working with law enforcement and blockchain security firms to investigate and prosecute the theft if the funds were not returned within 72 hours.
