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Bitcoin Gold

$18.0M stolenWednesday, May 16, 2018 · 3015 days ago

Corpus updated 2026-08-17

Other recorded incidents at Bitcoin Gold

DefiLlama records 2 separate incidents under this name. Each has its own page.

Bitcoin Gold — 2020
Bitcoin Gold$70K

Situation Summary

5/16/2018 — EXPLOIT DETECTED

$18.0M drained from Bitcoin Gold on Bitcoin Gold.

TECHNIQUE: FORGED PROOF

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