- Users pulled millions of dollars from HTX post-hack.
- The exchange was recently exploited for $30 million.
- HTX’s spokesperson downplayed the recent outflow as a “small fraction” of the exchange’s reserves.
One of the crypto-native companies linked to Tron founder Justin Sun has been hit by a multimillion-dollar net outflow since resuming operations after suffering a major attack.
In a November 22 attack that extended to the HECO Chain Bridge, crypto exchange HTX was exploited for $30 million and temporarily suspended withdrawals and deposits on the platform. The exchange resumed operations on November 25.
$258 Million Outflow Hits HTX Post-Hack
Quoting data insights from DefiLlama, Bloomberg recently reported that $258 million left HTX between its restart on November 25 and December 10, a sign that users might have felt unsettled by the November 22 security breach.
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An HTX spokesperson was quoted in the report dismissing the net outflow as “a small fraction” of the exchange’s total reserves, reiterating that HTX was committed to providing a “secure and seamless” trading experience through its “stable and robust” platform.
According to CoinMarketCap, HTX currently has a reserve of about $2.3 billion, 33% of which comprises Bitcoin. The TRX token, HTX’s coin HT, and Sun-backed stUSDT make up 32%, 14%, and 12% of the reserve, respectively.
While the November 22 hack seems like the catalyst behind the recent outflow, HTX and other digital asset entities linked to Sun have been hacked four times in the past two months. The biggest of all the exploits was the November 10 attack on the Poloniex exchange, which reportedly lost $100 million due to a private key compromise.
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At press time, HTX (formerly Huobi) featured in the top 20 crypto exchanges with an average trading volume of $1.6 billion in the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data.
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