Hacker's Bitcoin holdings now exceed Coinbase's corporate treasury
The Binance hacker has accumulated so much Bitcoin from the hack that their stolen Bitcoin holdings are now larger than the amount of Bitcoin that Coinbase (another major exchange) holds as a company treasury. This demonstrates the enormous scale of the theft and shows how much Bitcoin was taken. The hacker's haul gives them significant financial power and puts them among the largest Bitcoin holders in the world. This raises questions about what the hacker might do with such a large amount of Bitcoin and whether they will try to sell it. The size of the theft makes it one of the most consequential security breaches in cryptocurrency history.
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Understanding the scale of this hack helps you grasp how serious it is. It also shows that even exchange treasuries can be dwarfed by what sophisticated attackers can steal, making self-custody or smaller, secure exchanges worth considering.
