Bitcoin Exchange Hacked, Loses $65 Million

[mitty14u2]

Source: Wall Street Journal

Bitfinex, an exchange for digital currency bitcoin, said it had been hacked and may have lost as much as $65 million worth of bitcoins. The hack marks of one of the largest thefts in bitcoin history.




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Imagine that phoney money gets stolen again, shinny beads would be better in your pocket

[C_U_L8R]

1. Yap!

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2011/02/15/131934618/the-island-of-stone-money

[olddad56]

2. wow, that is quite a bit.

[IronLionZion]

3. Someone should tip off Trump that it's a great investment

he should put it all in bitcoin

[jtuck004]

7. Anyone seen his little hacker friends? Maybe he did. n/t

[DorothyG]

4. Isn't security one of the points of bitcoin?

[PSPS]

5. No, it's anonymity

That's why it's used for paying ransom, drug deals, child porn, etc.

[ansible]

6. Any advice on how to get into Bitcoins for a newbie?

Stories like these make me wary of the whole thing, are there any trustworthy services you can use?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

8. No doubt a government-sponsored operation.

They hate bitcoin as much as they hate the deep web. It's outside of their banking control and it's as close to truly anonymous as can be. They'd shut it all down in a hot second if they could.

[GreydeeThos]

9. How much money did Trump say was 'donated' to his campaign in July?

[Javaman]

10. In other news: Mardi Gras bead manufacturer stepped in to bail out bitcoin. nt