The DAO Hacker Cashes Out
In the parallel universe of Ethereum Classic, the DAO saga continues with the DAO hacker, whose IP may have recently been identified, converting almost 100,000 ETC into 144.92992187 bitcoin, worth almost $100,000. According to chain analysis by Bok Consulting, the hacker divided 106,100 ETC into smaller amounts of approximately 2,333 ETC in different addresses, then sent them to Shapeshift for conversion. We tried to reach out to shapeshift representatives for comments, but have not received a response in time for publishing. Shapeshift is somewhat unique as it requires no identification....
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