Kraken wasn’t hacked.
An insider accessed client data → now criminals are extorting them.
This is the risk of custodial, KYC-heavy systems.
With a self-sovereign, KYC-free Point of Sale:
• No honeypot
• No client data to leak
• No one to extort
EclairBTC ⚡
https://www.tradingview.com/news/newsbtc:571696738094b:0-kraken-extortion-plot-explodes-should-traders-continue-to-trust-exchanges-with-their-personal-data/
EclairBTC
npub1e2…rt6aq
2026-04-14 15:27:17 UTC
Author Public Key
npub1e2l8k00lqjd6uxx83855jvpmh6ytc6h27wdext5j70sqdyyyh27qsrt6aqPublished at
2026-04-14 15:27:17 UTCEvent JSON
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