Stolen Binance Bitcoin, XRP on the Move as $3.1B Remains Unlaundered: Elliptic
Hackers behind the $6.4 billion Binance theft have begun moving stolen XRP and converting more cryptocurrency into bitcoin, although approximately $3.1 billion in assets remains largely untouched more than a week after t...
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