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Today in crypto: A user lost nearly $50 million in USDt after copying a poisoned wallet address from transaction history, a veteran trader anticipates that the US Clarity Act won’t move Bitcoin’s price. Meanwhile, pro-crypto US Sen. Cynthia Lummis said she plans to leave Congress in 2027.
A single transaction error led to one of the largest onchain losses seen this year, after a user mistakenly sent nearly $50 million in USDt to a scam address in a classic address poisoning attack.
According to onchain investigator Web3 Antivirus, the victim lost 49,999,950 USDt (USDT) after copying a malicious wallet address from their transaction history.
