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Zero-token withdrawals let a hacker drain 97 million CORE from Bitcoin staking platform b14g

By Oluwapelumi Adejumo

Bitcoin staking platform b14g suffered a $1.47 million exploit on Oct. 31, losing approximately 97 million CORE tokens. The attacker drained 91 staking positions in a single transaction by submitting withdrawal requests for zero CORE, according to an investigation by blockchain analytics firm Bitquery. The staking…

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