🕵️♂️ The $330M Bitcoin Heist That Pumped Monero 50%+
An elderly citizen lost 3,520 BTC in one of the biggest crypto heists ever - Hakeem breaks it down in this video from #TBOT Show Episode 3.
The scammer? Allegedly a Somali operator running a UK call center.
Within 12 hours they: → Peeled the BTC off to dozens of exchanges → Swapped half of it to Monero, pumping the price 50%
But when I dug into the wallet myself, things didn’t add up. The BTC was moving *before* the reported hack. Custodial exchange behavior? Or something deeper?
Takeaways: – Don’t trust CEXs – Hold Monero for private deals – Use non-custodial tools like StackWallet -Check out Unstoppable Swap for BTC/XMR swaps
🕵️♂️ The $330M Bitcoin Heist That Pumped Monero 50%+
An elderly citizen lost 3,520 BTC in one of the biggest crypto heists ever - Hakeem breaks it down in this video from #TBOT Show Episode 3.
The scammer? Allegedly a Somali operator running a UK call center.
Within 12 hours they: → Peeled the BTC off to dozens of exchanges → Swapped half of it to Monero, pumping the price 50%
But when I dug into the wallet myself, things didn’t add up. The BTC was moving *before* the reported hack. Custodial exchange behavior? Or something deeper?
Takeaways: – Don’t trust CEXs – Hold Monero for private deals – Use non-custodial tools like StackWallet -Check out Unstoppable Swap for BTC/XMR swaps
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