HTX hacked week after Poloniex — now Justin Sun only posts as AI
Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao (CZ) and Tron founder Justin Sun have long maintained a well-documented bromance, lending frequent support to one another’s careers (and tokens). But with CZ currently in Seattle pleading guilty to various crimes and Binance agreeing to pay one of the largest fines in the history of finance, Sun’s behavior this week is curious at best. Rumors are circulating that he might be in the process of his final exit while many wallets associated with him are involved in suspicious hacks. Indeed, blockchain observers are asking questions about mysterious, ongoing withdrawals of tens of millions of dollars worth of digital assets from Sun-championed services. On November 10, someone stole approximately $114 million from Poloniex, which Sun recently purchased. A day earlier, Binance moved 3.9 billion USDT on Tron from its cold to hot wallets. Sun promised a $10 million bounty to the Poloniex hacker if they returned the funds by Friday, November 25. So far,...