A hack occurred at the global cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, resulting in a bank run of $4 billion (approximately 5.754 trillion won) in virtual assets. As a result of this hacking incident, the prices of major virtual assets have fallen sharply since last weekend.
According to the global cryptocurrency market tracking site CoinMarketCap on the 24th, as of 7:30 a.m., the price of Bitcoin is $95,616 (137.54 million won). This is a 1.17% decrease compared to the previous day. At the same time, Ethereum is trading at $2,794 (approximately 4.01 million won), up 0.71% from the previous day. Ripple is at $2.56 (approximately 3,682 won), down 0.53% from the previous day, while Solana is priced at $166.77 (approximately 240,000 won), falling 3.72% from the previous day.
U.S. cryptocurrency news outlet CoinDesk reported that a hack occurred at Bybit and approximately $4 billion in bank run was triggered on the 23rd (local time). Earlier, Bybit announced that $1.5 billion (approximately 2.1577 trillion won) worth of virtual assets were leaked due to the hacking on the 21st. This hack is the largest cryptocurrency theft incident in history. The cryptocurrency industry suspects that the crime was carried out by North Korea's hacking group Lazarus.