Hackers return US$260 million to cryptocurrency platform after massive theft

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Hackers return US$260 million to cryptocurrency platform after massive theft

Claim it was 'always the plan'.

Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of about US$600 million (A$814 million) in digital coins they stole, blockchain researchers said on Wednesday. Poly Network, a decentralised finance platform that facilitates peer-to-peer transactions, ...

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