$8M theft forces Bittensor network shutdown

All user funds are safe following the network halt, according to the Bittensor team.

Bittensor was forced to halt its network activity on July 3 following a series of wallet drains that stole at least $8 million worth of digital assets.

The network outage aiming to contain the exploit was announced by Ala Shaabana, the co-founder of Bittensor, in a July 3 X post:

Hacks and exploits remain among the most pressing concerns for the crypto space, delaying mass adoption. In the past 13 years, the crypto industry suffered nearly $19 billion worth of thefts, with 785 reported crypto hacks.

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