Jump Trading replaces stolen Wormhole funds after $320 million crypto hack


FILE PHOTO Representations of the virtual currency Bitcoin stand on a motherboard in this picture illustration taken May 20 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Representations of the virtual currency Bitcoin stand on a motherboard in this picture illustration taken May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - The cryptocurrency arm of Jump Trading said on Thursday it had restored more than $320 million to crypto platform Wormhole after the decentralized finance site was hit with one of the largest crypto heists on record.

In a tweet, Jump Crypto said they chose to replace the stolen money "to make community members whole and support Wormhole now as it continues to develop."

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