The incident comes days after $600m of cryptocurrencies was stolen from another digital platform.
Leading Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has been hit by hackers, with almost $100m estimated to have been stolen.It is the second major theft of cryptocurrencies to take place in recent days."We are sorry to announce that #LiquidGlobal warm wallets were compromised, we are moving assets into the cold wallet," the company said on Twitter.
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said its analysis showed that around $97m in cryptocurrencies had been taken, with Bitcoin and Ethereum tokens amongst the haul. Founded in 2014, Liquid operates in over 100 countries and serves millions of customers around the world. Last week, $600m was stolen from blockchain site Poly Network after a hacker exploited a vulnerability in its system.
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