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Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker

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Near Intents froze its cross-chain swaps after a bug let an attacker drain about $3.8 million. The company promised to repay every user.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • EWY ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA ETF

    GA selected EWY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • KRWX CORGI ETF TR I SOUTH KOREA 2X

    GA selected KRWX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • QTPI NORTH SQUARE RCIM TAX-ADVANTAGED PREFERRED AND INCOME SECURITIES ETF

    GA selected QTPI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: north. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
EWY———————
KRWX———————
QTPI———————

Near Intents froze its cross-chain swaps after a bug let an attacker drain about $3.8 million. The company promised to repay every user.

Source: Decrypt

The price since 1 Oct 2026: Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker,” Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) is -18.44%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a -18.05% difference versus the market.

EWY
SPY

Who gains and who loses around Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

Companies carried with this story

  • EWY Ishares Msci South Korea Etf

    For “Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker,” Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EWY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KRWX Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X

    Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X (KRWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Oct 2026 story “Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker.” Reason on file: GA selected KRWX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • QTPI North Square Rcim Tax-Advantaged Preferred And Income Securities Etf

    North Square Rcim Tax-Advantaged Preferred And Income Securities Etf (QTPI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Oct 2026 story “Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker.” Reason on file: GA selected QTPI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: north. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

On 1 Oct 2026, “Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker” is the story that connects Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY) to this story.

For Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY), the reason on file says GA selected EWY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Corgi Etf Tr I South Korea 2X (KRWX): GA selected KRWX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: korea. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

EWY traded between 149.75 and 192.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 156.51. KRWX traded between 9.83 and 16.25 across 12 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.77. QTPI traded between 24.59 and 25.40 across 14 sessions. The latest close on file is 24.86.

How strong the case is around Ishares Msci South Korea Etf (EWY)

27 out of 100

“Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies.