Stolen ATOM: 1.23 million held pending Cosmos Hub vote
Cosmos (ATOM)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that an attacker moved roughly 1.73 million stolen ATOM from Neutron to the Cosmos Hub during a Sept. 22 governance attack. Hub validators secured 1,227,121.37 ATOM of that flow in an emergency software patch. Six signers are holding these funds, stating that a separate Hub governance proposal must pass before they release them.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for ATOM, measured when this story was written up on 27 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
ATOM is trading at $1.87 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 70.0%, indicating strong immediate buying pressure. This contrasts with a 4-hour buy ratio of 62.6% and a 24-hour ratio of 47.8%, showing that short-term buying is outpacing longer-term trends. The 1-hour volume delta is +$75,670 and the 4-hour delta is +$108,568, reflecting net inflows over these shorter periods. However, the 24-hour volume delta is -$182,673, indicating net outflows over the full day. The cumulative volume delta (CVD) for the 24-hour close is +$393,763, and there were 19 hours of net buying out of 24. Spot volume reached $4,112,898 with 24,622 trades in the last day.
The latest daily buy ratio of 44.9% sits at the 12th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 49.7% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for ATOM, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 48.9%, with the latest day showing a slight dip of 1.1 points. Volume was 1.08x the average, while the 8-day price change was +6.9%. The 8-day volume delta total was -$885,173, and there were 4 days of net buying out of 7. This day is ordinary regarding volume intensity but shows slightly weaker buying ratios compared to the weekly average. The current 24-hour buy ratio of 47.8% is below the weekly average of 48.9%, suggesting a temporary shift in sentiment despite the recent price increase.