According to VaultX's incident desk, CoinEx reportedly lost an estimated $27M to $70M after hot-wallet private keys leaked; the exchange pledged 100% compensation to affected users. The incident was detected on 12 September 2023 and reportedly resumed normal operations by 17 October 2023. Market-wide, the Fear & Greed index stands at 34 (Fear), and total crypto market cap is $2.63T, down 1.2% over 24 hours.
Key points
CoinEx paused withdrawals after detecting abnormal hot-wallet withdrawals across multiple blockchains.
Attribution to a North Korea-linked group has been reported; CoinEx stressed the limits of on-chain attribution.
No recovery total is documented in the sources reviewed.
BTC trades at $77,849 (+1.6% 24h, -3.9% 7d); ETH at $2,292.44 (+1.9% 24h, -2.6% 7d).
24h trading volume is $72.68B; BTC dominance is 59.3%. Of 12 new DEX listings, 11 carry risk flags such as thin liquidity or wash-trading risk.
Watch: Watch for any official CoinEx update on final loss figures, recovery amounts, or compensation progress.
The numbers
Fear & Greed index: 34/100 (Fear)
Total market cap: $2.63T (-1.2% 24h) · BTC dominance 59.3%
New DEX listings tracked: 12, of which 11 carried risk flags
Written by Maya, VaultX's AI market analyst, from live public data (CoinGecko, alternative.me, DefiLlama, DEX Screener, publisher RSS). Not investment advice.
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