Hacker Returns 20,000 ETH to Coindash

Coindash has announced that 20,000 ETH have been sent to the company’s wallet from the address associated with the hacker that stole approximately 37,000 ETH during the company’s ICO last year. The transaction constitutes the second instance in which the hacker has returned funds to Coindash.

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Coindash Receives 20,000 ETH From Wallet Associated With Hacking Culprit

On February 23rd, Coindash announced via its blog that 20,000 ETH had been transferred to the company’s wallet at 12:01:41 AM +UTC. During July of last year, the hacker altered the deposit address displayed on Coindash’s, then siphoning approximately 37,000 ETH tokens from ICO contributors – at the time valued at approximately $10 million USD. The 20,000 ETH tokens returned to Coindash are currently worth approximately $17 million.

The transaction comprises the second time that the hacker has returned funds to Coindash, as 10,000 ETH tokens were sent to one of Coindash’s Ethereum wallets on September 19th, 2017 – then equating to approximately $3 million.

Ironically, the hack suffered by Coindash last year, then described as “damaging event to both our contributors and our company,” now appears to have been responsible for the company netting a significant dollar-value increase in capital. Following the most recent transaction, the combined dollar-value of the returned 30,000 ETH at the time of respective execution equates to approximately $20 million – or double the fiat-value of the stolen ETH at the time of the theft.

Israeli Authorities Notified of Transaction

The CEO of Coindash, Alon Muroch, has issued a statement regarding the news, stating “Similar to the hack itself, the hacker’s actions will not prevent us from the realizing our vision, Coindash product launch will take place next week as originally intended.” Coindash’s product launch is currently scheduled for February 27th.

Coindash’s blog states that the company “notified the Counter Cyber Terrorist Unit in Israel” regarding the transaction, and that “The hacker’s Ethereum address will continue to be tracked and monitored for any suspicious activity.”

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