Poloniex hackers purchased a total of 206 million TRX, causing losses estimated at $114 million

According to Scopescan monitoring, hackers used USDC to buy TRX on Ethereum and USDT to buy TRX on the Tron network. Currently, they have purchased a total of 206 million TRX (about 22.8 million US dollars). This is likely the reason for the surge in TRX.

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