COINDESK DAILY: WazirX Hacked for $230M; Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin Speak Up on Crypto and Politics
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🗓️ 18 July 2024
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the news in the crypto industry from the security breach at WazirX to Mark Cuban and Vitalik Buterin speaking up on crypto and politics.
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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Indian crypto exchange WazirX experienced a security breach in one of its multisig wallets, leading to the loss of user funds and over $230 million in withdrawals. And, Polygon Labs set a date for its technical upgrade. Plus, Mark Cuban and Vitalik Buterin speak up on crypto and the upcoming Presidential election.
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| 0:51.5 | Indian Crypto Exchange, Walter X, experienced a security breach in one of its multi-sig wallets |
| 0:56.9 | leading to the loss of user funds and over $230 million in withdrawals. |
| 1:02.0 | The exchange confirmed the attack in an ex post and announced that INR and crypto withdrawals |
| 1:07.1 | will be temporarily paused for the safety of users' assets. |
| 1:10.3 | The stolen funds account for over 45% of the exchange's $500 million holdings, which it |
| 1:16.1 | disclosed in a June report. |
| 1:17.7 | Blockchain slew the lip-takes said that North Korea-linked hackers appear to have perpetrated |
| 1:21.7 | the attack. |
| 1:22.8 | And transactional data shows the exploiter is actively selling the stolen tokens, including $100 million |
| 1:28.6 | worth of Shiba Inu and $52 million in ether using Uniswap. |
| 1:34.0 | Mark Cuban posted, it's a Bitcoin play on X, saying that Trump as president makes it easier to operate |
| 1:39.9 | a crypto business because of the inevitable and required changes at the U.S. SEC, it was reported this |
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