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Bankrupt Cryptopia exchange distributes $225M to hack victims

Initially owing creditors $4.2 million, Cryptopia’s liquidator Grant Thornton has distributed at least $225 million in crypto to hack victims in December.

Liquidators of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia have started distributing millions to users affected by a hack that took place almost six years ago.

Cryptopia’s liquidating firm, Grant Thornton, on Dec. 20 announced the start of distributions to more than 10,000 verified account holders affected by Cryptopia’s hack in 2019.

Over the past two days, verified account holders of Bitcoin (BTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE) received crypto distributions worth at least 400 million New Zealand dollars ($225 million), the liquidator said.

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