Bitcoin exchange center in Hong Kong Bitfinex just burglarized hackers

in news •  8 years ago 

equivalent to USD 72 million or Rp 946.8 billion from Bitfinex. The case was even named as one of the worst hack ever experienced by a Bitcoin exchange center.

No wonder the news finally want to shake the public and make Bitcoin exchange rate plummeted 20 percent. Bitfinex itself still suspend its activities temporarily affecting the global Bitcoin exchange.

According to Reuters, the amount stolen by hackers Bitcoin equivalent to 0.75 percent of Bitcoin in circulation worldwide. Parties will Bitfinex still investigating the hacking case together with the police.

Apart from that, it is still unclear whether the incident is due to act inside or hacker is so great and can get access to Bitfinex from outside the system.

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