A wallet linked by blockchain trackers to the Step Finance theft sold about 261,933 SOL, bridged $21.4 million to Ethereum and sent acquired ETH into Tornado Cash.
Основний текст
Читай текст у контексті й натискай підсвічені слова, щоб відкрити переклад, транскрипцію та дії зі словником.
Vocabulary:9(✓0+0-9)
knownlearningnew
Crypto funds linked to the January theft from Step Finance moved again after roughly five months of . Blockchain tracker Lookonchain reported that the address sold about 261,933 SOL, worth approximately $21.4 million at the time of the transactions.
The from Solana to Ethereum and used to acquire about 12,128 ETH. Lookonchain said the ETH was deposited into Tornado Cash, a protocol designed to break the visible link between sending and receiving cryptocurrency addresses.
These movements do not identify the person controlling the wallet. Public blockchains allow investigators to follow transactions, but an address is not the same as a verified human identity. The description “Step Finance attacker” reflects the wallet's connection to stolen assets tracked from the earlier incident.
Step Finance disclosed the breach on February 2. The Solana-based portfolio platform said devices used by members of its executive team had been compromised, allowing an unauthorized party to on January 31. The company estimated the total loss at around $40 million, a figure that included assets beyond the SOL later monitored by trackers.
At the time, Step Finance said it had recovered about $3.7 million in Remora assets and another $1 million in other positions. It also while investigating the compromise. Early security reports valued the stolen SOL closer to $27 million to $30 million, showing how crypto prices can change the dollar value of the same tokens.
Cross-chain transfers can complicate recovery. A bridge lets users move value between separate blockchains, while a mixer combines deposits and withdrawals to make harder to interpret. Neither tool is inherently proof of a crime, but moving already stolen assets through them creates a serious concern.
The sale also illustrates the market risk carried by stolen cryptocurrency. Holding a large amount of one token leaves the controller exposed to price movements and possible wallet monitoring. Converting SOL into ETH provided access to deeper Ethereum liquidity and to Tornado Cash.
For investigators, the blockchain record remains useful even when tracing becomes more difficult. Exchanges, bridge operators and analytics firms may preserve additional data or . Recovery, however, becomes less likely once funds are divided among many withdrawals and their direct on-chain history is .
The latest activity therefore marks a new phase of the Step Finance case rather than its resolution. The transfers show what happened to much of the monitored SOL, but they do not reveal who carried out the original compromise or whether any of the converted funds can still be recovered.
Вправи
Перевірте розуміння тексту, ключову лексику та зміст уроку після читання.
Після перегляду визнач, чи правильне твердження
Визнач, чи твердження правдиві.
Щоб виконувати завдання, увійдіть в акаунт.
Вибери правильний варіант відповіді
Вибери правильну відповідь.
Щоб виконувати завдання, увійдіть в акаунт.
Обговорення
щоб коментувати, лайкати відповіді та скаржитися на коментарі.
Fake CAPTCHAs Turn Routine Verification Into a Malware Trap
Обговорення
щоб коментувати, лайкати відповіді та скаржитися на коментарі.