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BG
Bitcoin Gold
May 16, 2018
$18.0M
Lost
$18.0M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$18.0M
Unrecovered0% recovered
On May 16-24, 2018, Bitcoin Gold suffered a 51% attack in which attackers stole approximately 388,000 BTG (~$18M) through double-spend transactions targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. The attacker sent coins to exchanges, sold them for other assets, then reversed the initial transactions to reclaim funds.
- Target
- Other
- Classification
- Bridge & Cross-Chain
- Technique
- Forged Proof
- Attribution
- Unknown
- Chains
Bitcoin Gold
Event timeline
- May 16, 2018Exploit executed — $18.0M drained via forged proof
- Attributed to Unknown
- Recovery status Unrecovered 0%