Stolen $65 million in bitcoin of Bitfinex
It has been published theft bitcoin 119,756, valued at about 64 million dollars, the exchange platform Bitfinex (Hong Kong), the world's largest bitcoin exchange operator based dollars. This theft is the second most important, only after the theft suffered by Mt Gox in 2014 when were stolen bitcoin with a value of 500 million dollars. This news caused a fall in the price of bitcoin more than 23 percent.
References:
- 02/08/2016 bitfinex.com Bitfinex Blog
- 04/08/2016 investing.com Bitcoin valorados en $72 millones, robados en mercado Bitfinex de Hong Kong
- 03/08/2016 thenextweb.com Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex reports $65 million has been stolen from its users
- 03/08/2016 bloomberg.com Bitcoin Plunges, Rebounds After Hackers Steal $65 Million
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