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THE Greater attack on the National Financial System He took over the news, with mismatched information and millions of reais disappeared. A survey obtained by the team of Crypto Times shows one of the possible ways of all this money: the brokerages of cryptocurrency (exchanges).
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THE hacker attack on C&M Software It was released last Wednesday (2), but occurred in fact at the turn of Monday (30) to Tuesday (1st). Preliminary and non -official information reports that an amount of R $ 1 billion may have been stolen from reserve accounts Dthe Central bank.
One of the suspicions is that a portion of the resources was sent to cryptocurrency platforms and brokers (exchanges), before being converted into digital assets.
According to information Last Wednesday of CointelegraphAfter stealing the money, the criminals would have moved the values for different cryptocurrency providers working with Pix, including exchanges, gateways, exchanges systems (swap) Crypto, among other technologies.
This suggestion is corroborated with the disproportionate increase in the volume negotiated in these brokers until June 30.
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That Monday, the day of the hacker attack, there was an increase in negotiations on platforms such as the Binance, Bity, Bitso, Bitcoin Market (MB) and Foxbit.
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| Exchange | Average volume June (ex-30/6) | Volume 30/6 | Volume Variation | Variation % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | R $ 246,605,488.00 | R $ 684.306.501.00 | R $ 437,701,013.00 | 277.49% |
| Bity | R $ 15,617,707.00 | R $ 65,876,130.00 | R $ 50,258,423.00 | 421.80% |
| Bitso | R $ 6,281,787.00 | R $ 45,422,046.00 | R $ 39,140,259.00 | 723.08% |
| MB | R $ 15,938,457.00 | R $ 38,582,079.00 | R $ 22,643,622.00 | 242.07% |
| Foxbit | R $ 4,607,878.00 | R $ 22,008,095.00 | R $ 17,400,217.00 | 477.62% |
| TOTAL: | R $ 289,051,317.00 | R $ 856,194,851.00 | R $ 567,143,534.00 | 296.21% |
The largest increase in negotiated volume occurred at Binance, which jumped more than R $ 430 million. In a single day, the volume negotiated in the brokerage was three times higher than the monthly average.
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In some cases, there was an increase of more than 700% in volume negotiated by just one day.
In a note sent to the report, the exchange It states that it does not comment on investigations in progress, but points out that the company works in constant collaboration with international and local authorities in combating cyber and financial crimes, including preventive monitoring of suspicious accounts and fraudulent activities. Read the full note below.
According to the sources heard by Crypto Timesthe data used in the analysis come from public market monitoring platforms and aggregate volumes between brokers (such as Cointrader Monitor, dashboards owners and volume registered in the USDT/BRL pairs in exchanges Brazilian).
“Analyzing the volumes of 6/30, it is possible to observe that 4 of the 5 largest Brazilian exchanges showed only moderate increase in USDT negotiations, within the expected variation for month/quarter closure,” they said.
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Added, the volume of these platforms exceeded US $ 850 million on a single day in Brazil.
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The full note sent by Binance says: “Binance does not comment on investigations ongoing, but highlights that users’ security is priority and that the company works in constant collaboration with international and local authorities in combating cyber and financial crimes, including preventive monitoring of suspicious accounts and fraudulent activities. Binance also continually invests in improving processes and tools to avoid the participation of agents and tools to avoid the participation of agents and tools to avoid the participation of agents malicious on the platform, in addition to developing continuous education and community support, including best security practices in 2024, Binance prevented potential losses of US $ 4.2 billion to 2.8 million users.
The report also contacted brokers Bity, Bitso, MB and Foxbit.
Bitybank’s press release says: “Bitybank reports that it has not identified any abnormality in cash in and cash out. The increase in the volume of negotiations was the largest volatility between national and international markets, especially after the mild dollar decline in Brazil on the 30th, and the regular performance of market makers in traded peers. Bitybank is recognized for not operating via OTC channels and adopting a conservative posture in its compliance.
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Bitso sent the following statement to the report: “Bitso systems were not buyingMEASED. Although it is normal that we have high volumes and amounts of transactions due to the Bitso business is especially focused on institutional customers, after detecting unusual activities, we apply additional controls and proactively restrict some accounts. We are collaborating with the authorities and remain fully committed to protecting our users and ensuring the integrity of the platform. Trust and security are still the basis of everything we do. ”
Finally, Foxbit and MB informed Crypto Times report that the increase in traded volume was normal and within the brokerage parameters.
Source: Moneytimes
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