A hacker accused of stealing over $300 million from Coinbase taunted blockchain investigator ZachXBT with an onchain message after converting $43 million via THORChain.
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Posted May 22, 2025 at 7:40 am EST.
A hacker accused of stealing over $300 million from Coinbase taunted blockchain investigator ZachXBT with an onchain message after converting $43 million via THORChain.
Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT says the malicious actor who allegedly stole more than $300 million from Coinbase users recently by bribing customer support personnel has been trolling him onchain.
A screenshot of the onchain transaction posted on X shows that the person sent ZachXBT $0.06 ETH, embedding the message “L bozo,” with a link to the “James Worthy pack” video — a meme that shows NBA legend James Worthy smoking a cigar.
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According to ZachXBT, the hacker sent his message right after swapping $42.5 million from BTC to ETH via THORchain, presumably looking to launder the stolen funds.
THORChain took the opportunity to market a large-volume swap of 188.3 BTC worth over $20 million on X at the same time.
“You do realize all of the BTC originates from one of the Coinbase user thefts from the Coinbase breach right?” ZachXBT wrote in response.
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