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Binance Misplace $20 Million Worth of HNT Tokens Due to a Bug

Binance's accounting system had a bug that allowed users to incorrectly update their HNT token balance....
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Binance’s accounting system had a bug that allowed users to incorrectly update their HNT token balance. Users are advised not to withdraw or deposit HNT on the exchange while the matter is being investigated.

Binance was notified by Helium Foundation about a bug that led to users receiving HNT worth $20 million in error.

$20 Million of HNT token mistakenly sent to binance users

Binance discovered an accounting error last night that led to the misallocation funds. This error was caused by Helium’s MOBILE token being mistaken for HNT. Users were able to send their MOBILE balances into HNT wallets, and then to sell it on the market.

The glitch gave users pennies for dollars and enabled 4,829,043 MOBILE tokens (about 4.82 million) to be used to exploit Binance’s accounting system. The error was not caused by a chain problem, The Helium Foundation informed The Block.

The foundation advised token holders to stop holding HNT or MOBILE funds on Binance, until an update is available.

HNT is currently trading at $4.05.

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Felipe Rodriguez

Felipe Rodriguez

Felipe states he has super powers, some argue that case but he does come up with some very clear predictions. Felipe is based in the US and frequently travels to Brazil where he was born. He is a journalist of the future and has a portfolio of crypto projects he has worked with. Felipe always says "The future doesn't scare me as much as the past, crypto is here to stay but only time will tell where it will take us".

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