Crypto exchange WazirX hacked: Which altcoins were stolen?

WazirX, one of India’s largest exchanges, was hacked. Cryptocurrency worth $230 million was stolen from exchange wallets.

Crypto exchange WazirX hacked: Which altcoins were stolen?

India-based WazirX, one of the globally known exchanges, was hacked. Cryptocurrency worth $230 million was stolen from the stock exchange. In the statement made by WazirX, it was stated that rupee and cryptocurrency withdrawals were suspended and that research on the issue is ongoing.

Shiba Inu took the biggest blow among the stolen assets. The hacker stole 5.4 trillion SHIB tokens from the exchange. The number and values of some tokens stolen in large amounts are as follows:

  • Shiba Inu (SHIB): 5.43 trillion ($102 million)
  • Ether (ETH): 15,298 units ($52.5 million)
  • Polygon (MATIC): 20.5 million units ($11.2 million)
  • PEPE: 640 billion units ($7.6 million)
  • USDT: $5.79 million
  • GALA: 135 million units ($3.5 million)
  • FTM 6.3 million units ($3.2 million)
  • LINK: 201,000 units ($2.7 million)

Apart from these tokens, many tokens such as FET, JASMY, SAND, MANA, DENT, HOT, COTI, 1INCH, CELR were also started to be sold by hackers.

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