Multichain Breach Forces Circle to Freeze $63 Million in USDC
USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle has frozen $63 million belonging to three wallet addresses associated with the hack of the cross-chain bridge platform Multichain. In a Friday tweet, security firm PeckShield revealed that C...
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In a Friday tweet, security firm PeckShield revealed that Circle has frozen $27.65 million, $30.1 million, and $5.5 million in three wallet addresses that received a significant outflow of funds from Multichain after the security breach....
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