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Coinbin

Feb 20, 2019

$26.0M
Lost
$26.0M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$26.0M
Unrecovered0% recovered

Coinbin's former CEO (previously from acquired exchange Youbit) used his new position to steal over 100 ETH from an Ethereum wallet, claiming the key had been lost. The employee embezzlement forced the exchange into bankruptcy.

Target
CEX
Classification
Rugpull
Technique
Admin Drain
Attribution
Unknown
Chains
Ethereum

Event timeline

  1. Feb 20, 2019
    Exploit executed — $26.0M drained via admin drain
  2. Attributed to Unknown
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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