Before US Govt Writes $4.5B Check to Bitfinex, After Seizing 120K in Bitcoin Linked to Exchange’s Hack, Victims May File Legal Action: Report
On August 2, 2016, Bitfinex – notably one of the largest virtual currency exchanges in the world – experienced a massive security breach. In a span of fewer than two hours, around 120,000 Bitcoins (BTC) had been stolen from Bitfinex and spread across 2,075 different… Read More
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