Polycule Confirms $230K Hack of Telegram Trading Bot; Service Taken Offline for Patching

The statement is overwhelmingly supported by a consensus across multiple high-authority sources. The core claims—that the Polycule Telegram bot was hacked and that the loss amounted to $230,000—are consistently and directly confirmed by highly credible sources, including news outlets from major exchanges like Phemex, KuCoin, and Bitget, as well as an entry in the SlowMist blockchain security database. The consistency of the $230,000 figure across nearly all reports strengthens this conclusion. The third part of the statement, that the service was taken offline, is also supported by the evidence. One report from Cryptopolitan explicitly states the bot went 'offline,' and another from Bitget confirms an 'abrupt halt of withdrawals,' which is a direct consequence and form of service interruption. While the specific reason 'for patching' is a logical inference, it is the standard and expected procedure following such a security breach. There is no conflicting evidence presented, and even the low-authority, first-hand account on Reddit aligns with the events described in the more credible reports. The sheer volume and quality of corroborating evidence make the statement highly likely to be true.