The value of the digital currency Ethereum has dropped dramatically amid an apparent huge attack targeting an organisation with huge holdings of the currency.
The price per unit dropped to $15 from record highs of $21.50 in hours, with millions of units of the digital currency worth as much as $50 million stolen at post-theft valuations.
At a pre-theft valuation, it works out as a staggering $79.6 million.
Ethereum developers have proposed a fix that they hope will neutralise the attacker and prevent the stolen funds from being spent.
The core Ethereum codebase does not appear to be compromised.
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