Cryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history. The Dubai-based company's founder told users that their funds were "safe" and that it would refund any of those affected.

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said last week hackers had stolen digital tokens worth around $1.5 billion, in what researchers called the biggest crypto heist of all time.

Bybit said it successfully navigated the biggest cryptocurrency heist ever recorded, in which hackers stole about $1.5B in digital assets from the crypto exchange's ethereum cold wallet. Hackers stole over 400,