PANews reported on October 9 that after the US government news was released, the platform token LEO of Bitfinex rose rapidly. Coingecko data shows that the current price of LEO is $8.32, with a 24-hour increase of 38.9%. Previously, the Bitfinex exchange promised to buy back LEO if they get back the hacked Bitcoin.

According to previous news, the US prosecutors temporarily believe that the only compensation recipient who qualifies as a victim in the 2016 Bitfinex hacker attack case is Bitfinex.