Binance Helps Btcturk With Hack Investigations — Freezes Over $5.3M in Stolen Funds
Turkish crypto exchange Btcturk has suffered a cyber attack which caused unauthorized withdrawals from the platform. Crypto exchange Binance is assisting Btcturk with investigating the breach and has already frozen over...
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