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Cosmos restarted to seize $2.2 million in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens still escaped
What happened
Validators swept 1.23 million ATOM in the first block after restart, but a later THORChain refund reached the attacker and was sold. Cosmos Hub restarted after a nearly day-long halt, moving 1.23 million ATOM linked to a governance exploit on Neutron. Validators resumed block.
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