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$5mn worth of bitcoin missing in major cryptocurrency exchange hack
$5mn worth of bitcoin missing in major cryptocurrency exchange hack
Published time: January 06, 2015 10:08
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About $5.1 million in virtual currency, or 19,000 units, went missing from Bitstamp, a major bitcoin exchange, after a colossal security lapse forced it to halt services. The heist follows bitcoin’s more than 50 percent collapse in value.
The missing bitcoins have forced the company to freeze all user activity, from deposits to withdrawals, reported Coindesk, a bitcoin news website.
“We have temporarily suspended Bitstamp services. Bitstamp customers can rest assured that their bitcoins held with us prior to temporary suspension of services on January 5th (at 9am UTC) are completely safe and will be honored in full,” a statement on the company’s website says.
The hack is another blow to the company after it suspended all bitcoin services when a wallet was “compromised” on January 4. Customers were warned to halt deposits and withdrawals.
Bitstamp became the world’s second biggest bitcoin US dollar-denominated exchange after the fall of Mt. Gox in 2013.
2014 wasn’t easy on bitcoin, which lost more than 50 percent of its value over the course of the year. In January, the cryptocurrency was fetching $770 per unit compared to $275 (https://winkdex.com/) per coin at the time of publication. In
November 2013, the price soared above $1100, piquing the interest of investors worldwide. Similar to gold, bitcoin is traded as a commodity among those looking for a hedge against traditional currencies.
The peak price era was followed by a series of clamp downs in some of bitcoin’s hottest market, including China, which has essentially banned it.
Since its invention in 2008 by a man using the alias “Satoshi Nakmoto”, bitcoin has gone mainstream and can be used to buy coffee, pay for online dating services, and can even be retrieved from an ATM. There are nearly 14 million bitcoins in circulation worldwide.
Thanks to: http://rt.com
Published time: January 06, 2015 10:08
Get short URL
AFP Photo/Karen Bleier
849211
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Bitcoin, Currencies
About $5.1 million in virtual currency, or 19,000 units, went missing from Bitstamp, a major bitcoin exchange, after a colossal security lapse forced it to halt services. The heist follows bitcoin’s more than 50 percent collapse in value.
The missing bitcoins have forced the company to freeze all user activity, from deposits to withdrawals, reported Coindesk, a bitcoin news website.
“We have temporarily suspended Bitstamp services. Bitstamp customers can rest assured that their bitcoins held with us prior to temporary suspension of services on January 5th (at 9am UTC) are completely safe and will be honored in full,” a statement on the company’s website says.
The hack is another blow to the company after it suspended all bitcoin services when a wallet was “compromised” on January 4. Customers were warned to halt deposits and withdrawals.
Bitstamp became the world’s second biggest bitcoin US dollar-denominated exchange after the fall of Mt. Gox in 2013.
2014 wasn’t easy on bitcoin, which lost more than 50 percent of its value over the course of the year. In January, the cryptocurrency was fetching $770 per unit compared to $275 (https://winkdex.com/) per coin at the time of publication. In
November 2013, the price soared above $1100, piquing the interest of investors worldwide. Similar to gold, bitcoin is traded as a commodity among those looking for a hedge against traditional currencies.
The peak price era was followed by a series of clamp downs in some of bitcoin’s hottest market, including China, which has essentially banned it.
Since its invention in 2008 by a man using the alias “Satoshi Nakmoto”, bitcoin has gone mainstream and can be used to buy coffee, pay for online dating services, and can even be retrieved from an ATM. There are nearly 14 million bitcoins in circulation worldwide.
Thanks to: http://rt.com
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This is a copper sandwich coin, and it isn't worth nuthin-They want you to think it is worth somethin- When you have or buy these, your helping the cabal-
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