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 <li>A US government-linked wallet was compromised for $20M in crypto, but $19.3M was quickly recovered within 24 hours of the breach.</li>
 <li>The compromised wallet was linked to Bitfinex hacker-seized funds, raising concerns about the security of government crypto assets.</li>
 <li>Blockchain investigators are actively tracking the stolen funds as the hacker attempts to launder proceeds through suspicious addresses.</li>
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Blockchain analytics firm <a href="https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1849537146861859120" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Arkham Intelligence has revealed</a> a major security breach involving a cryptocurrency wallet associated with the U.S. government.
Thieves stole over $20 million in digital assets, including USDC, aUSDC, USDT, and ETH, transferring them to a suspected hacker’s address. Within hours, authorities recovered approximately $19.3 million, representing 88% of the stolen funds. Arkham also noted a significant movement of $13.2 million in aUSDC, suggesting potential enforcement or liquidation activities related to previous asset seizures.
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