BtcTurk exploited for at least $55 million

The Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk has acknowledged that they suffered a hack that impacted ten hot wallets containing multiple cryptocurrencies. The exchange halted deposits and withdrawals while investigating, and said they are working with law enforcement.

It appears that assets notionally worth around $55 million were stolen. Furthermore, the exploiter sold substantial amounts of some cryptocurrencies, including Luna Classic, causing major price movements in those tokens.

According to newly installed Binance CEO Richard Teng, Binance froze $5.3 million of the stolen assets.