![\"Hackers](\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/bitfinex-hackers-transfer-28-million-worth-of-bitcoin-from-2016-breach-768x432.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Around 2,500 stolen bitcoins ($28 million) from the 2016 Bitfinex breach were transferred from the hacker’s wallet on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n The last time the Bitfinex hackers moved funds from the hack four years ago, they moved around $5 million worth of coins on June 24. This time around, the top crypto asset by market capitalization<\/a> touched new price highs for 2020 on July 27.<\/p>\n At 6:15 p.m. (ET) on Monday, bitcoin (BTC)<\/a> reached $11,379 per coin on Bitfinex. The hackers moved the $28 million worth of BTC<\/a> in various fractions six hours prior to the price high, according to statistics from the BTC<\/a> transaction tracker Whale-alert.io<\/a>.<\/p>\n ⚠ 174.44 #BTC<\/a> (1,815,092 USD) of stolen funds transferred from Bitfinex Hack 2016 to unknown wallet<\/p>\n Tx: https:\/\/t.co\/VA64OqmQKT<\/a><\/p>\n — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) July 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Whale Alert saw a number of large BTC<\/a> transfers on Monday afternoon, but these bitcoins, in particular, stemmed from the 2016 Bitfinex hack and were sent to unknown wallets.<\/p>\n Some transactions were anywhere between 85 BTC<\/a> to 174 BTC<\/a>, while some were above 400 BTC<\/a> in a single transaction. The series of BTC<\/a> transactions stemming from the Bitfinex hack occurred at precisely 12:41 p.m. ET and another set of transfers at 1:49 p.m.<\/p>\n The Bitfinex hackers moved a grand total of just over 2,550 BTC<\/a> and at the time, BTC<\/a> was only trading for $10,350 a coin. The bitcoins came from the security breach Bitfinex experienced back in August 2016 when the exchange lost 120,000 BTC<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the time the entire stash of stolen BTC<\/a> was only worth roughly $72 million, but today those coins are worth $1.3 billion at current prices. Bitfinex is still a popular exchange and it paid customers back by creating an exchange-backed token.<\/p>\n The Bitfinex stolen bitcoins have always been a fan favorite<\/a> to monitor and people are always watching the funds with great interest. The bitcoins have been moved more recently but sat for years prior to the first moves.<\/p>\n With the last move on June 24, the hackers also moved coins on June 11<\/a> as well. The Bitfinex hackers transferred roughly $5 million worth of BTC<\/a> in 20 separate transactions. The $28 million worth of bitcoin transactions on Monday has been one of the largest moves yet.<\/p>\n What do you think about the Bitfinex hackers moving $28 million worth of BTC<\/a>? Let us know in the comments section below. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The post Hackers Transfer $28 Million Worth of Bitcoin from 2016 Bitfinex Breach<\/a> appeared first on Bitcoin News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
![\"Hackers](\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/bitfinex-hackers-transfer-28-million-worth-of-bitcoin-from-2016-breach2.jpg\" "\\"Hackers")