CRIME [t3]

Community alert: I have observed multiple reports that the centralized exchange AscendEX (formerly Bitmax) is delaying user withdrawals for days / weeks or not processing withdrawals. I reviewed known hot wallets on Arkham/TRM and its reserves appear to lack large cap tokens such as ETH, USDT, USDT, SOL, etc indicating they likely are facing liquidity issues. AscendEX (Bitmax) was founded by George (Jing) Cao & Ariel Ling in 2018. In December 2021 they were reportedly hacked by Lazarus Group for $78M. EVM hot wallets 0x983873529f95132BD1812A3B52c98Fb271d2f679 0x4240781A9ebDB2EB14a183466E8820978b7DA4e2 Tron hot wallet TP523ZC2721Dnu6nxYSFi14cWUBfu8YTXG Solana hot wallets Cv7hXMfMh5eu2WBtyZXogYDPj55Xo1Ufsuwn7oeG6Epy 6iVBAsquJRaLsXbojb18kqTW1d5iVLspVjCtsReZBKhY

⚠️ Polymarket third-party breach led to $3M in user assets stolen, primarily pUSD swapped for ETH; affected users to be reimbursed (source)

⚠️ Polymarket phishing campaign drains $3M in PUSD; attacker bridges funds to Ethereum (source)

⚠️ SlowMist: New Shai-Hulud/Miasma/Hades npm malware variant compromises developer accounts, steals credentials, affects 23 packages (source)

⚠️ SecondFi on Cardano exploited via wallet generation flaw, losses may exceed $20M in ADA and other tokens (source)

⚠️ JaredFromSubway MEV Exploiter Launders 2,000 ETH ($3.44M) Through Tornado Cash, Sells 1,422 ETH for $2.45M DAI (source)

⚠️ Taiko Urges Users to Withdraw From Bridges After Verification Mechanism Compromise (source)

⚠️ Taiko exploited for approximately $1.7 million, attacker transfers stolen TAIKO tokens to MEXC (source)

⚠️ MainStreet Finance Token MSUSD Drops 85% as Morpho Market Hits 100% Utilization Amid Liquidity Concerns; $18M AlphaUSDC Exposure Flagged (source)

⚠️ MEV bot JaredFromSubway drained of approximately $7.5M in crypto; attacker deposits 1K ETH into TornadoCash (source)

⚠️ An OLPC/LABUBU pool on PancakeSwap on BNB Chain has been exploited, resulting in a loss of ~$1.1M. The exploiter bridged the stolen funds to Ethereum, deposited 633.4 ETH into Tornado Cash, and sent 0.0221 BNB and 0.0411 ETH to a dead address. (source)

⚠️ The Humanity Protocol exploiter swapped part of the stolen funds for $USDC and deposited it to KuCoin. (source)

⚠️ Hackers exploit Steam's Wallpaper Engine to distribute crypto-stealing malware disguised as animated wallpapers, targeting Steam credentials and wallet data via infostealers Lumma and Vidar (source)

⚠️ Humanity Protocol exploiter moves 130 ETH ($220.6K) from Ethereum to BNB Chain (source)

⚠️ Microsoft Identifies Tor-Based Crypto Clipper Stealing Wallet Data and Private Keys Since February 2026 (source)