Unknown to the client trading platform translated into the address 280 million tokens Status and 28 million coins Power Ledger, users suspect that this transaction may be the result of hacking, says RBC Crypto.

Day 17 Jan unknown the client is a major exchanges Bittrex made three transaction token Status for a total amount of 279 999 913 SNT ($6 580 000 at the current exchange rate) and had three operations with coins Power Ledger 27 999 976 POWR ($2 771 997). Activity noticed a Twitter bot Whale Alert, which provides information on the major transaction in the blockchains of digital money.

Reddit users began to actively discuss the incident and many have suggested that the exchange could be hacked. It was affected by the recent hacking of the new Zealand platform Cryptopia. Funds from Bittrex were transferred to an unknown address, which currently contains more than 100 different cryptocurrencies over $23.5 million.

In the community believe that, most likely, it was a major purchase, though such a large limit on withdrawals is very unusual. Representatives of the trading platforms at the moment not clarified this situation.

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