Nobitex Exchange Resurfaces After $90M Heist by Pro-Israel Hackers—Can Crypto Ever Be Safe?
Nobitex staggers back online today following a brutal $90 million exploit—courtesy of a pro-Israel hacking collective. The breach exposes crypto's eternal paradox: decentralized promise, centralized vulnerabilities.
Rebuilding Trust (Or Trying To)
The exchange claims withdrawals will resume 'imminently,' but traders aren't holding their breath. Security audits? Promised. Compensation? Vague. The usual crisis PR playbook unfolds.
Geopolitics Meets Crypto Crime
Attackers left digital fingerprints linking to ideological motives—rare in profit-driven crypto hacks. Was this a warning shot to Iran-linked platforms? Nobitex's Tehran roots add fuel to the speculation.
Meanwhile, in Traditional Finance...
Bankers smirk as another 'unhackable' blockchain narrative crumbles. $90M vanishes, and the best response is a tweetstorm. Some things never change—whether it's fiat or crypto, someone's always finding the backdoor.