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Welcome to Crypto Wire — clear, concise, and crypto-smart.
What we’ll cover today:
🔍 Bybit’s $1.4B recovery journey
💥 The $49.5M Infini neobank hack
🔐 Why Ethereum can’t reverse major hacks!


Crypto exchange Bybit, hit by a $1.4B hack suspected from North Korea, recovers using loans, whale deposits and ETH buys.
🚨 Breaking News: Bybit swiftly closed its $1.4B Ethereum gap by receiving huge ETH deposits and loans, ensuring clients’ funds are 100% safe.
⚡ Wire Simplified:
- Bybit lost $1.4B from a suspected North Korean hack. 
- They covered the loss with loans, whale deposits, and ETH purchases. 
- Lookonchain data confirms massive ETH transfers from multiple sources. 
- CEO promises an audited proof-of-reserves report is coming soon. 
- On-chain links hint at tactics similar to the Lazarus Group. 
✔️ Straight to the Point: Bybit’s rapid ETH gap recovery reassures users, showing strong community support and robust measures against future hacker threats for safety.
| 🎤 Do you think Bybit’s recovery boosts trust? | 

Crypto neobank Infini, popular for digital banking and stablecoin services, faces a $49.5M hack due to a private key breach.
🚨 Breaking News: Infini neobank suffered a $49.5M hack; hackers swapped USDC for DAI, bought 17,696 ETH and transferred funds to new wallet.
⚡ Wire Simplified:
- Infini lost $49.5M from a smart contract breach. 
- The attacker drained USDC, then swapped it for DAI and bought ETH. 
- 17,696 ETH was moved to a new wallet. 
- The co-founder promises customers will be compensated. 
- The incident raises concerns about private key management. 
✔️ Straight to the Point: Infini’s $49.5M hack stresses crypto security, urging stricter controls as customers wait for promised compensations and improved safeguards moving forward.
Ethereum developer Vignesh Karunanidhi explains why reversing Bybit’s $1.4B hack isn’t feasible, citing valid transactions, network complexity today, clearly indeed.
🚨 Breaking News: Bybit’s $1.4B hack remains irreversible as current Ethereum protocols validate malicious transactions, making rollback technically disruptive and unworkable for now.
⚡ Wire Simplified:
- Developer clarifies that no rollback is possible under current rules. 
- Malicious transactions are valid by protocol standards. 
- Historical reversals differ from today’s complex blockchain. 
- Rapid asset mobility through mixers complicates any recovery. 
- Rollback attempts risk wider disruption across the ecosystem. 
✔️ Straight to the Point: Technical barriers and network integrity prevent a rollback, emphasizing blockchain immutability and caution as stolen funds continue laundering through channels.
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