Upbit and Bithumb, two of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, temporarily suspended deposit and withdrawal transactions today following a suspected security incident related to Kava ($KAVA). The Kava team also stated that they are monitoring unusual activity stemming from a decentralized application (DApp) within their ecosystem.
Kava stated that their teams were investigating the matter as a priority and would release a new statement shortly. The initial statement did not provide information about the name of the application, the scope of the incident, or whether any casualties occurred.
It was claimed that 48.36 million $KAVA was transferred to $BNB Chain.
A post on X claimed that approximately 48.36 million $KAVA tokens, worth about $3.3 million, were transferred from the Kava network to $BNB Chain. According to the post, some of the tokens were being converted to $BNB through transactions of 100,000 $KAVA on a decentralized exchange. At the time of the post, it was alleged that 47.96 million $KAVA tokens remained unsold.
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Because the shared transaction did not include a wallet address or transaction ID, these amounts could not be independently verified. Kava’s initial statement also did not establish a link between the alleged transfer and the application under investigation.
When Will $KAVA Trading Be Open on Upbit and Bithumb?
Bithumb’s suspension announcement came at 13:35 Turkish time, while Upbit’s statement followed at 13:36. Upbit stated that it would make a new announcement after confirming that it could securely continue deposit and withdrawal transactions via the Kava network.
*This is not investment advice.
