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Scammer loses $4.8M held on tampered Ledgers as Thailand ETFs start and South Korea blocks 27 exchanges
· By MyCryptoSignal Editorial · 315 words
Cointelegraph reports that a scammer lost $4.8 million of stolen funds after storing the money on tampered Ledger devices. The same roundup notes that Bitcoin and Ether ETFs began trading in Thailand, while South Korea blocked 27 exchanges. The report was published on 15 October 2026.
According to Cointelegraph's Asia Express roundup, the $4.8 million was lost after the funds were placed on Ledger hardware that had been altered. The source does not describe how the tampering was done, who carried it out, or who ended up with the money. We have not independently verified the figure.
The roundup also covers two developments in Asia. Cointelegraph reports that Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds started trading in Thailand. Separately, South Korea blocked 27 exchanges, according to the same report. The piece carries no named author in the fields provided and was published on 15 October 2026.
Bitcoin traded at $81,413 as of 13:21 UTC on 17 October, down 0.71% over 24 hours, according to our collected data. The coin moved between $80,761 and $82,385 in that window. Over seven days it slipped 1.68%, while the 30-day change stands at 6.57%. Its 14-period RSI reads 48.6 and the trend is flat. Support sits at $81,290 and resistance at $81,656.40.
The wider market cap was $2.58 trillion, down 0.96% over the same 24 hours. Bitcoin dominance was 63.4%. Bitcoin is the only coin in our appendix for this snapshot, so the frame rests on that single pair plus the aggregate figures.
The source's two Asia items and the tampered-device loss sit alongside a flat Bitcoin tape. BTC is 1.68% lower over seven days but 6.57% higher over 30, with RSI at 48.6 and dominance at 63.4%. The aggregate cap is down 0.96% over 24 hours, and price is holding just above the $81,290 support level our data records.
Read the full story at Cointelegraph: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/scammer-loses-48m-stored-on-tampered-ledgers-asia-express
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Source: Cointelegraph — see our editorial policy.