Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
Bitmart
Hack or exploit on Dec 4, 2021 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$196M
sources: $150M to $200M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#31
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
BitMart's hot wallets were compromised on December 4, 2021, resulting in theft of $196M: $100M on Ethereum and $96M on Binance Smart Chain.
Details
- Date
- Dec 4, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Ethereum, BNB Chain
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Bitmart hack, Dec 4, 2021: $196M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht60b26ea0c7/ (data as of 2026-10-31).