Turkish CEX BtcTurk Hacked Again, Loses $48 Million

By: theblockbeats.news|2026/01/01 01:16:18
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BlockBeats News, January 1st, according to AnChain.AI monitoring, the Turkish cryptocurrency exchange BtcTurk was hacked again, losing $48 million. The stolen funds were transferred to multiple networks such as Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, and finally converged to the same address.

BlockBeats previously reported that BtcTurk was hacked in August 2025, losing approximately $54 million.

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