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[[File:Jrnycrypto.jpg|thumb|JRNY Crypto Pictures/Homepage]]JRNY Crypto runs a YouTube channel about cryptocurrency investing, most famously being one of the first to get into the Bored Ape Yacht Club. In November 2024, one of his wallets was reportedly compromised, and $4m+ worth of assets were drained from it. There doesn't appear to be any public mention of the breach, although multiple sources have reported on it. It is unclear what actions, if any, JRNY Crypto plans to take.<ref name="odailynews-17160" /><ref name="binance-17161" /><ref name="chaincatcher-17162" /><ref name="investigationstelegram-17163" /><ref name="youtube-17164" /><ref name="youtube-17165" /><ref name="linkedin-17166" /><ref name="cointelegraph-17167" /><ref name="dailycoin-17168" /><ref name="etherscan-17169" /><ref name="etherscan-17170" /><ref name="cyversalertstwitter-17171" /><ref name="jrnydocs-17172" /><ref name="jrny-17173" /><ref name="youtube-17174" /><ref name="youtube-17175" /><ref name="jrnydocs-17176" /><ref name="aliveadvisor-17177" /><ref name="instagram-17178" /><ref name="jrnycrypto-17179" />

== About JRNY Crypto ==
"JRNY is a pseudonymous influencer with over 760,000 followers on X and 590,000 on YouTube, who often posts about non-fungible token collections, including Bored Ape Yacht Club."

"Tony started as a Crypto YouTuber back in 2017. He's since amassed a substantial social media following across multiple platforms and built an unprecedented NFT portfolio. In 2021, he ventured into NFTs and launched JRNY Club with the goal to create a community of NFT enthusiasts to help guide each other along the journey."

"Most commonly known as ‘JRNY Crypto,’ Tony Spark hosts a popular YouTube channel that posted videos and market commentary almost daily throughout 2021-2022. Tony has since expanded his empire and launched two NFT collections, the JRNY Club Pass and Planet Xolo. JRNY Crypto is perhaps most famous for calling the Bored Ape Yacht Club and holding over 100 BAYC NFTs."

== The Reality ==
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* When the service was actually started (if different than the "official story").
* Who actually ran a service and their own personal history.
* How the service was structured behind the scenes. (For example, there was no "trading bot".)
* Details of what audits reported and how vulnerabilities were missed during auditing.

== What Happened ==
"crypto influencer JRNY saw ~$4M worth of crypto assets suspiciously transferred out and sold indicating a potential private key compromise."
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key Event Timeline - JRNY Crypto Theft Private Key Leakage
!Date
!Event
!Description
|-
|January 4th, 2024 4:00:00 AM MST
|Crypto Influencer List Inclusion
|JRNY Crypto is included in a list of crypto influencers that you need to know about published by DailyCoin.
|-
|November 22nd, 2024 12:53:35 AM MST
|Apecoin Transfered
|The first transfer involving 600k ApeCoin.
|-
|November 22nd, 2024 9:46:00 AM MST
|ZachXBT Telegram Post
|ZachXBT posts an investigation on Telegram with information about the fund theft.
|-
|November 22nd, 2024 10:48:00 AM MST
|CyversAlert Tweet
|Cyvers posts a tweet about the suspected breach.
|-
|December 3rd, 2024 5:39:25 AM MST
|CoinTelegraph Publishes
|CoinTelegraph publishes an article full of breaches, which includes JRNY.
|}

== Technical Details ==
"Theft address
0xc467150582cfc8eec4132a483c76101d3636f598
0x6fd6c8fd64c7efdb8eec902161d3bbc035430456
0xa2dd5e2ab84240cbecc7beaca9946afef97ae74a"

== Total Amount Lost ==
The total amount lost has been estimated at $4,000,000 USD.

How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?

== Immediate Reactions ==
"On-chain investigator ZachXBT stated on his personal Telegram channel that the wallet associated with crypto KOL JRNY appears to have been compromised, with approximately $4 million worth of crypto assets transferred and sold. This suggests that the wallet's private key may have been leaked."

"A few hours ago wallets tied to crypto influencer JRNY saw ~$4M worth of crypto assets suspiciously transferred out and sold indicating a potential private key compromise.

"ALERT Today, Our system has detected multiple suspicious transactions involving crypto influencer #JRNY! and hack was recently confirmed by @zachxbt.

Total loss is around $4M and most of the stolen funds were in $APE, $USDC, $HYVE, $KARRAT, $WETH and $BYTES. Root cause seems to be private key compromise. Stolen funds later on swapped to $ETH and consolidated at 0xa2dd5e2ab84240cbecc7beaca9946afef97ae74a"

== Ultimate Outcome ==
"Cointelegraph could not find an acknowledgment of the attack on JRNY’s profiles."

== Total Amount Recovered ==
There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?

== Ongoing Developments ==
What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded?
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== References ==
<references><ref name="odailynews-17160">[https://www.odaily.news/newsflash/402939 ZachXBT：加密KOL JRNY钱包损失400万美元资产，疑似私钥泄露_快讯-odaily] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="binance-17161">[https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/11-23-2024-kol-jrny-400-16609498568378 https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/11-23-2024-kol-jrny-400-16609498568378] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="chaincatcher-17162">[https://www.chaincatcher.com/en/article/2153399 ZachXBT: Crypto KOL JRNY wallet loses $4 million in assets, suspected private key leak - ChainCatcher] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="investigationstelegram-17163">[https://t.me/investigations/184 Telegram: Contact @investigations] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="youtube-17164">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0ZaU8xJ-B4 - YouTube] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="youtube-17165">[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC188KLMYLLGqVJZdYq7mYFw JRNY Crypto - YouTube] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="linkedin-17166">[https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mark-riccio-cfa-11aa60_crypto-digitalassets-youtube-activity-7209523825493909504-PUoY Crypto sentiment: Twitter, TG or YouTube? | Mark Riccio, CFA posted on the topic | LinkedIn] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="cointelegraph-17167">[https://cointelegraph.com/news/dmm-bitcoin-rug-pulls-crypto-sec https://cointelegraph.com/news/dmm-bitcoin-rug-pulls-crypto-sec] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="dailycoin-17168">[https://dailycoin.com/crypto-influencers-you-need-to-know-about/ https://dailycoin.com/crypto-influencers-you-need-to-know-about/] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="etherscan-17169">[https://etherscan.io/tokentxns?a=0xc467150582cfc8eec4132a483c76101d3636f598 Token Transfer | Etherscan] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="etherscan-17170">[https://etherscan.io/tx/0x771202a8003779072046e501292e71001f45108936d13a5e58bc6cdf3328157d Ethereum Transaction Hash (Txhash) Details | Etherscan] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="cyversalertstwitter-17171">[https://twitter.com/CyversAlerts/status/1860017584504287717 @CyversAlerts Twitter] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="jrnydocs-17172">[https://docs.jrny.club/jrny-club/what-is-jrny-club/the-team The Team | JRNY Club] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="jrny-17173">[https://www.jrny.club/ JRNY Club] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="youtube-17174">[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK-XCoL0kBZZqP1Zd_vXkGQ JRNY Club - YouTube] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="youtube-17175">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0cKe82pzrM - YouTube] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="jrnydocs-17176">[https://docs.jrny.club/jrny-club Welcome | JRNY Club] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="aliveadvisor-17177">[https://aliveadvisor.com/blog/what-is-jrny-cryptos-net-worth-everything-we-know-about-the-mysterious-web3-0-influencer/ What is JRNY Crypto’s net worth? Everything we know about the mysterious Web3.0 influencer - aliveadvisor] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="instagram-17178">[https://www.instagram.com/jrnycrypto/ https://www.instagram.com/jrnycrypto/] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref>

<ref name="jrnycrypto-17179">[https://jrnycrypto.com/ Bitcoin, Crypto & Blockchain News - JRNY Crypto] (Accessed Jan 14, 2025)</ref></references>

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