Data shows no increase in Bitcoin withdrawals following BitMEX email leak

Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX hasn't seen a major increase in withdrawals following the email leak it experienced last week.

With 30,000 emails potentially compromised, the exchange prevented users from emptying their BitMEX balances by temporarily disabling Bitcoin withdrawals during the weekend.

In what has now become the biggest data leak this year, BitMEX has revealed emails of around 30,000 of its users.

The data, which was leaked in a routine email update, quickly began circulating on the dark web where malicious actors were trying to get ahold of the gold mine of emails.

With the danger of their funds being stolen, BitMEX users were expected to flee the compromised exchange, emptying their wallets and leaving the platform struggling with liquidity.

The latest data has shown that there has been no significant decrease in the balances on BitMEX throughout the weekend.

Twitter crypto personality LightCrypto shared charts showing just how unaffected the exchange's balances were in the wake of the email leak scandal.

After news about the leaked emails broke on Nov. 1, a massive increase in withdrawals was expected.

On Nov. 3, BitMEX had a balance of 194,474 BTC, which means that just over 2500 BTC were withdrawn from the platform.

While no major security breaches were reported as a result of the leak, it could take weeks or even months before we see the full scope of BitMEX's security breach.