• However, Whale Alert later removed the post, citing issues with reading the Ripple node response, leaving many confused.
• Whale Alert, a cryptocurrency transaction monitoring account, initially reported a massive transfer of 25.6 billion XRP.
• A purported transaction of nearly $15 billion worth of XRP from an unknown wallet to Bitfinex exchange was part of a failed exploit.

According to recent reports, a purported transaction of nearly $15 billion worth of XRP from an unknown wallet to the Bitfinex exchange on January 14 was revealed to be part of a failed “partial payments exploit” attempt. The incident was initially flagged by the blockchain tracking account Whale Alert.

Whale Alert, known for monitoring cryptocurrency transactions, initially reported a transaction of 25.6 billion XRP, which accounted for nearly half of XRP’s total circulating supply, from an unidentified wallet to Bitfinex. The news of such a colossal transfer raised eyebrows and stirred speculation about its potential implications for the XRP market.

However, the situation quickly evolved as Whale Alert removed the post and clarified that there had been “an issue with properly reading…

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• However, Whale Alert later removed the post, citing issues with reading the Ripple node response, leaving many confused.
• Whale Alert, a cryptocurrency transaction monitoring account, initially reported a massive transfer of 25.6 billion XRP.
• A purported transaction of nearly $15 billion worth of XRP from an unknown wallet to Bitfinex exchange was part of a failed exploit.

According to recent reports, a purported transaction of nearly $15 billion worth of XRP from an unknown wallet to the Bitfinex exchange on January 14 was revealed to be part of a failed “partial payments exploit” attempt. The incident was initially flagged by the blockchain tracking account Whale Alert.

Whale Alert, known for monitoring cryptocurrency transactions, initially reported a transaction of 25.6 billion XRP, which accounted for nearly half of XRP’s total circulating supply, from an unidentified wallet to Bitfinex. The news of such a colossal transfer raised eyebrows and stirred speculation about its potential implications for the XRP market.

However, the situation quickly evolved as Whale Alert removed the post and clarified that there had been “an issue with properly reading…

The post $15B XRP Transfer to Bitfinex Was a Failed Exploit—What Really Happened? appeared first on Coin Edition.