Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Ember, over a period of two years, the hacker exchanged all the $23 million stolen from Bitrue into ETH and laundered it through Tornado. Not only is the value $9.36 million higher than when it was first stolen, but the hacker also made a profit of $4.72 million by selling high and buying low on ETH.
In April 2023, the hacker stole various tokens worth $23 million from the Bitrue exchange, and then exchanged these assets for ETH; in March 2024, he sold 4,207 ETH at $3,885 for 16.345 million DAI; in April 2025, he washed 1,050 ETH through Tornado; today (2025/6/12), he transferred 5,111.5 ETH and 16.345 million DAI to a new address, and then bought 16.345 million DAI for 5,917.8 ETH at a price of $2,762. Then he washed all 11,029.3 ETH ($30.46M) through Tornado.
In other words, the $23 million in assets stolen from Bitrue by hackers were eventually exchanged for 12,079 ETH and transferred through Tornado. At this time, the value became $32.36 million, an increase of $9.36 million from the initial value.