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Why crypto ‘audited’ badges are giving investors a dangerous false sense of security

Keeping you up to date — this brief covers a development originally reported by CryptoSlate.

Key Takeaways

  • At 1:30 p.m.
  • UTC on Feb.
  • 21, 2025, Bybit began moving funds from an Ethereum cold wallet to a warm wallet, the sort of routine transfer designed to make custody look boring.

What Happened

At 1:30 p.m. UTC on Feb. 21, 2025, Bybit began moving funds from an Ethereum cold wallet to a warm wallet, the sort of routine transfer designed to make custody look boring. Authorized signers reviewed the destination on their screens and approved it, unaware that their screens were actually lying. Bybit later said the signing…

This is a short educational summary, not the full story. Read the complete original article at CryptoSlate.

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About Garry

Garry is the founder and editor of CryptoTech Today, where he writes plain-English guides on cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and digital-asset security. He has been following the crypto industry since 2017 and focuses on making complex topics — wallets, DeFi, mining and market regulation — easy for beginners to understand. Nothing he writes is financial advice: every article is educational, and he encourages readers to always do their own research.

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