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Whitehat Helps Recover $2M in ETH Stuck Since 2016 ICO

Decrypt · Jun 1, 2026, 3:32 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

A whitehat developer helped return funds from HongCoin's failed 2016 token sale after a bug left investor refunds frozen for nine years.

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Whitehat Helps Recover $2M in ETH Stuck Since 2016 ICO

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