By Elizabeth Howcroft



LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - U.S.































crypto firm Nomad has been hit by a $190 million theft, blockchain researchers said on Tuesday, 코인거래소 the latest such heist to hit the digital asset sector this year.p>Nomad said in a tweet website that it was "aware of the incident" and was currently investigating, without giving further details or the value of the theft.p>Crypto analytics firm PeckShield told Reuters $190 million worth of users` cryptocurrencies were stolen, including ether and 코인거래소 the stablecoin USDC.



































Other blockchain researchers put the figure at over $150 million. San Francisco-based Nomad did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company, 코인거래소 which last week raised $22 million from investors including major U.S. exchange Coinbase Global , 코인거래소 makes software that connects different blockchains - the digital ledgers that underpin most cr





The heist targeted Nomad`s "bridge" - a tool which allows users to transfer tokens betwe





Blockchain bridges have increasingly become the target of thefts, which have long plagued the crypto sec

































Over $1 billion has been stolen from bridges so far in 2022, according to London-based blockchain analytics





In June, U.S. crypto firm Harmony said that thieves stole around $100 million worth of tokens from its Horizon





In March, hackers stole around $615 million worth of cryptocurrency from Ronin Bridge, used to transfer crypto in and out of the game Axie Infin

































The United States linked North Korean hacker





Nomad described itself as "security-first" website business which would keep users` funds safe. (Reporting by Elizabeth Howcroft; editing by Tom Wilson and Ch

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