Astra Nova's Asset Theft Raises Doubts Amid Unusual Transactions

According to BlockBeats On-chain Detection, on October 19, on-chain analyst EmberCN expressed skepticism regarding Astra Nova's claim of a third-party managed account theft. The analyst noted that the hacker's decision to convert the stolen assets into USDT and transfer them directly to a centralized exchange (CEX) is unconventional. Typically, USDT can be frozen, and direct transfers to a CEX may trigger risk controls, which hackers usually avoid. A total of 860 million RVV tokens, representing 8.6% of the total supply, were moved from the project's minting contract and sold on-chain, causing a significant drop in RVV's value. The sale resulted in the acquisition of 10.288 million USDT, of which 8.226 million USDT were transferred to a CEX, while the remaining 2.041 million USDT remain in the on-chain wallet 0x643.