In an April 28 podcast, Bybit Chief Executive Officer Ben said the company’s highest-grossing year allowed it to offset losses from its largest-ever hack.
Bybit Chief Executive Officer Ben said in an April 28 podcast that the crypto exchange recovered losses from hackers within eight months. He added that the previous year was Bybit’s highest-grossing year. According to the statement, the losses stemmed from the company’s largest hack on record, which involved more than $1.5 billion. The comments point to how large trading platforms can use operating revenue to absorb major security incidents, a key issue for centralized crypto exchanges that custody user assets.