NEAR Intents says it blocked $50M tied to Bitget hackers
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NEAR Intents reports it has blocked $50 million linked to the Bitget hack, actively preventing the stolen assets from entering its cross‑chain bridges, while THORChain maintains a non‑censorship stance. The move showcases NEAR’s proactive compliance tools, signaling heightened security expectations for DeFi infrastructure and suggesting that platforms enforcing transaction filters may gain greater user trust and market share.
The cross-chain protocol said it actively prevents stolen funds from being laundered, drawing a contrast with THORChain’s position that it does not selectively censor transactions.