A Japanese exchange lost $300 million in bitcoin, News Explorer reports, in a headline that has not been expanded with further operational details.
The report arrives amid broad selling in crypto markets; the supplied price feed shows bitcoin at $71,164, down 2.75% and ether at $2,204.94, down 2.55%.
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The market snapshot also lists BNB at $592.10 (-2.64%), XRP at $1.33 (-1.51%), SOL at $82.20 (-3.12%), ADA at $0.239717 (-3.72%) and LTC at $53.89 (-2.08%). The News Explorer headline reads: "$300 Million In Bitcoin Stolen from Japanese Exchange."
No additional information — including the exchange name, the timing of the theft, the method used, or any recovery measures — appears in the News Explorer item or the accompanying price feed.
The recap
- Japanese exchange reported $300 million stolen in bitcoin.
- Bitcoin listed at $71,164, down 2.75% in feed.
- No further details or timeline were included in News Explorer.