The Bitfinex Wake-Up Call: How a $72 Million Bitcoin Heist Exposed Crypto Exchange Vulnerabilities
Less than four weeks after hackers drained 119,756 Bitcoin from Bitfinex — then one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in […]
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Bitfinex Hack Sparks Federal Investigation as Lawmakers Question Bitcoin Exchange Oversight
In the weeks following the theft of nearly 120,000 Bitcoin from exchange Bitfinex, federal investigators and lawmakers have intensified scrutiny
Anonymous Bidder Wins 2,700 Seized Silk Road Bitcoins in U.S. Marshals Auction Worth $1.6 Million
On August 22, 2016, the United States Marshals Service completed yet another chapter in the federal government’s ongoing liquidation of
Darknet Markets Embrace Monero While Global Regulators Race to Keep Up With Crypto
TL;DR AlphaBay, the world’s largest darknet marketplace, officially begins accepting Monero (XMR) on August 22, 2016, signaling a shift toward
Smart Contract Accountability Debate Intensifies as DAO Hack Fallout Forces Legal Community to Reassess Blockchain Governance
The cryptocurrency world spent July and August 2016 grappling with the consequences of The DAO hack, and the reverberations have
Bitfinex Socializes $72 Million Hack Losses Across All Users as Industry Demands Stronger Exchange Safeguards
Less than two weeks after hackers drained 119,756 bitcoin from Bitfinex — then worth approximately $72 million — the Hong
Bitfinex Hack Fallout Deepens as Exchange Socializes Losses After $72 Million Bitcoin Theft
Just three days after hackers drained 119,756 bitcoin from the Hong Kong-based exchange Bitfinex — the largest cryptocurrency heist since
Ethereum Community Grapples With Hard Fork Aftermath as Blockchain Schism Deepens
The ethereum community finds itself locked in an intense philosophical and technical debate following the hard fork implemented on July
Bitfinex Hack Drains 119,756 BTC Worth $72 Million as Bitcoin Price Crashes 20% Overnight
The cryptocurrency world was rocked on August 2, 2016, when Hong Kong-based exchange Bitfinex suffered one of the largest security
Bitfinex Hack: 119,756 Bitcoin Stolen in Largest Exchange Breach to Date
The cryptocurrency industry wakes up to devastating news as Bitfinex, one of the world’s largest digital asset exchanges based in