completed within 12 hours of the hack, though some institutional clients report delays and lack of transparency on current reserves. The exchange’s ETH reserves are showing signs of recovery, with positive net flows of 139,000 ETH since the breach.
The hack involved a
the last few hours—around 7 million USD worth transferred in the past 60 minutes before this update.
Bybit has responded swiftly, asserting solvency and reassuring users that client funds remain 1:1 backed, even if the stolen assets aren’t recovered. Zhou stated the exchange
, who provided detailed evidence linking it to prior attacks, including the Phemex hack in January 2025. The stolen assets, including liquid-staked ETH (stETH) and Mantle Staked ETH (mETH), were moved across multiple wallets, with some activity reported as recently as within