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Radiant Capital Hacker Turns $53M Heist into Staggering $95M via Masterful Ethereum Trading Moves

Radiant Capital Hacker Turns $53M Heist into Staggering $95M via Masterful Ethereum Trading Moves

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2025-08-20 14:00:57
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Crypto bandit pulls off the ultimate trade—turning stolen millions into nearly double the loot through pure market aggression.

The DeFi Drain

Someone just schooled the entire finance sector on how to really move digital assets. While traditional bankers were busy with compliance paperwork, this anonymous actor took $53 million in crypto and leveraged Ethereum's volatile markets to amplify it into $95 million—all without asking permission or filing a single form.

Execution Over Ethics

No hesitation, no remorse—just pure tactical precision. They swapped, leveraged, and timed the market like a quant on amphetamines, proving once again that in crypto, the rules are whatever you can execute faster than the next guy.

Finance's Ironic Lesson

Meanwhile, your retirement fund is still yielding 2% a year—if you're lucky. Maybe the real crime isn't the hack, but how boringly everyone else plays the game.

Radiant Hacker Crypto Holdings

Radiant Hacker crypto Holdings (Source: Arkham Intelligence)

This represents a 56% increase over the initial $53 million theft, translating to a gain of more $42 million.

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