Blockchain behind popular NFT game Axie Infinity hit by $615m crypto heist

Blockchain behind popular NFT game Axie Infinity hit by $615m crypto heist

Ronin powers the popular Axie Infinity online game. Photo: Axie's Facebook page

Blockchain project Ronin said on Tuesday that hackers stole cryptocurrency now worth almost $615 million from its systems, in what would be one of the largest cryptocurrency heists on record.

The project said that unidentified hackers on March 23 stole some 173,600 ether tokens and 25.5 million USD Coin tokens. At current exchange rates, the stolen funds are worth $615 million, but they were worth some $540 million at the time of the attack.

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