Circle freezes 100K USDC tied to Bitget hack as Tether stays silent
- —Address 0xe07 received 100K USDC and 218K USDT from the wallet tied to the Bitget exploit
- —The funds sat idle for over 2.5 hours before researchers called on the issuers
- —Circle froze the USDC after a public appeal from on-chain researchers
- —Tether had not responded to requests to freeze the USDT as of publication
Why it matters: The freeze shows stablecoin issuers can block stolen funds, but the differing responses from Circle and Tether affect the chances of recovery.
Source: ChainCatcher 链捕手