Coldcard hacker swaps stolen Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain
The third-wave Coldcard exploiter moved about 10% of stolen funds through THORChain as researchers traced the assets to a new Ethereum address.
What happened
The third-wave Coldcard exploiter moved about 10% of stolen funds through THORChain as researchers traced the assets to a new Ethereum address.
Why it matters
The incident may affect operational continuity, asset safety or trust around Ethereum, Bitcoin. Watch for verified scope and remediation.
Affected entities
Bitcoin · BTCDownEthereum · ETHDown
View evidence
1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent
- CointelegraphPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Coldcard hacker swaps stolen Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain ↗
Claims
- Coldcard hacker swaps stolen Bitcoin for ETH via THORChain Observed
Conflicts
No material conflict detected in the available evidence.
Timeline
- First reported
Market move following event
BTC · 15 min+0.07%
ETH · 15 min-0.07%
BTC · 1 h-0.00%
ETH · 1 h+0.00%
ETH · 4 h-0.03%
BTC · 4 h+0.03%
BTC · 24 hUnavailable
ETH · 24 hUnavailable
Score explanation
Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust63
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude96
Market relevance74
Entity significance98
Market breadth63
Novelty68
Urgency96
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.82
Freshness factor0.9986
Breaking bonus8