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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb hacked; $31.51 million stolen
Bithumb said it will “make up for the lost cryptocurrencies” with the exchange’s own coins
Seoul-based virtual currency exchange Bithumb has been hacked and 35 billion won ($31.51 million) worth of virtual currency held at the exchange stolen, the exchange said on Wednesday.[caption id="attachment_4268427" align="alignnone" width="1280"]![Bitcoin (virtual currency) coins placed on Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration picture]()
Bitcoin. Reuters[/caption]Bithumb said in a notice on its website that it has stopped all trading after ascertaining “some cryptocurrencies worth about 35 billion won have been seized between late yesterday and early morning today.”The exchange said it will “make up for the lost cryptocurrencies” with the exchange’s own coins, and has moved all users’ assets into safe “cold wallets”.A Bithumb official could not be immediately reached by Reuters for further comment.
First Published:Jun 20, 2018, 08:44:41 IST
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