Crypto Investor Accuses Coinbase of Losing $25,000,000 in Alleged Hack Cover-Up
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A public dispute on X escalated over Coinbase’s handling of customer fund losses, with Ari Paul saying Coinbase lost $25 million from his firm and alleging repeated hidden hacks involving other firms [26059]. Coinbase also became the focus of claims from customers and a former employee, while Paul had not made evidence public and the claims remained unverified [26193].
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What it means
Users and customers who follow Coinbase are seeing an active public dispute about how the exchange handles reported losses. The issue is visible on X now, and it involves a former employee as well as a company executive, so the exchange itself is directly part of the discussion.
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The total crypto market fell 0.3% in the 4 hours after the first headline, after falling 0.8% in the 2 hours before.
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