Fact-check findings
What an automated fact-checker found when it re-read Kronos Research against the sources the page cites. Only the most recent review is shown.
These findings are produced by an automated reviewer, and its results vary between runs: the same page, checked three times on the same day, came back with 15%, 20% and 34% of its claims disputed, mostly because each run extracted a different number of claims. Treat what follows as leads, not rulings.
“Disputed” means the reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. It does not mean the claim is false. “Unverifiable” means no reachable source settled it either way.
Nothing here changes the page on its own. A proposed correction is applied only after a human moderator approves it; until then the page reads as it did when reviewed.
unverifiable
1 claimNo source the reviewer could reach confirms or contradicts the claim.
- #1[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: The $25M API Key Hack
“Kronos halted all trading upon discovery and stated that losses would be covered internally with no partners affected.”
reviewerKronos publicly stated that losses would be covered internally with no partners affectedThe cited Cointelegraph article does not contain the internal-coverage statement. The 'no partners affected' wording is also in tension with the documented WOO X disruption. I did not find another source for it.
partially supported
3 claimsThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #2[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: The $25M API Key Hack
“On November 19, 2023, Kronos Research disclosed via X (formerly Twitter) that an unauthorized party had gained access to several of the firm's exchange API keys.”
reviewerKronos disclosed the breach on Nov 19, 2023; the unauthorized access began Nov 18Date is ambiguous across time zones. The Kronos post is dated Nov 18 per Cointelegraph, so the Nov 19 disclosure date is not firmly established. - #4[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Insider Incident
“The firm sustained alleged losses of approximately $1.4 million (reported as approximately 42 million New Taiwan Dollars).”
reviewerEngineers' loss stated as about NT$42 million, from Cryptonews.netThe $1.4M loss and the sentence are confirmed. The NT$42 million figure is not in the fetched source; I did not check blockchain.news. - #5[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“2023-08-27”
reviewerTimeline: engineers convicted on 2023-08-27The date is when the news was reported, not when the verdict was issued. The actual verdict date was not found, so I propose no correction.
confirmed
3 claimsThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #3[confirmed][no action needed]in section: The $25M API Key Hack
“Blockchain investigator ZachXBT identified approximately $25–26 million drained across six transactions into distinct attacker-controlled wallets.”
reviewerZachXBT traced about $25-26M in six transactionsConsistent with Cointelegraph and the WOO X post. - #6[confirmed][no action needed]in section: WOO X Connection
“During the liquidity disruption, 227 WOO X users experienced partial or full liquidations.”
reviewerWOO X halted about 21:00 UTC Nov 18; markets reopened 23:30, 00:30, 04:30 and 08:00; total about 11 hours; 227 users liquidated and compensated; about $13M net withdrawals in 48 hoursThe WOO X timeline and figures match the primary source. The page's 'remained fully offline for approximately two hours' also matches. - #7[confirmed][no action needed]in section: The $25M API Key Hack
“Kronos halted all trading upon discovery”
reviewerThe trust score and Risk Assessment imply Kronos remains halted or unrecovered; the page says firm 'halted all trading'The halt is confirmed. Whether and when trading resumed is not stated on the page; see omission_findings.