Crypto HeadlinesInvestor Lost 80 BTC Due to CryptoBillis Wallet
An investor lost 80 BTC after sending funds to a Ledger hardware wallet purchased from unofficial reseller CryptoBillis. The losses amounted to approximately $5.2 million.
The Story of the Loss
Four months ago, the trader bought 80 BTC at an average price of about $65,000 per coin. The virtual profit was $1.38 million before transferring assets to the new storage device.
A week ago, the investor purchased a Ledger hardware wallet from third-party seller CryptoBillis and transferred all his bitcoins to it. After that, access to the funds was lost, and the money disappeared.
Wallet address from which the stolen funds originated: bc1q9r0jxknrtlc96dankvgkwa0347569rc6dn53fs
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