Someone Stole Almost Half a BILLION Dollars from Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange

[StLuis DF Member Posts:70 Threads:55 Reputation 0]

Coincheck, a Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange, has suffered what appears to be the biggest hack in the history of cryptocurrencies, losing $532 million in digital assets (nearly $420 million in NEM tokens and $112 in Ripples).
In 2014, Mt Gox, one of the largest bitcoin exchange at that time, filed for bankruptcy after admitting it had lost $450 million worth of Bitcoins.
Apparently, the cryptocurrency markets reacted negatively to the news, which resulted in 5% drop in Bitcoin price early this morning.
Full reading: https://thehackernews.com/2018/01/coincheck-cryptocurrency-heist.html

[enido DF Member Posts:72 Threads:7 Reputation 1]

Not sounds so great my man..

[Grizgil DF Member Posts:15 Threads:3 Reputation 0]

$532 million?!! Thats crazy!!

[Mememan DF Member Posts:17 Threads:0 Reputation 0]

That's mad..... I'm surprised i hadn't heard of this anywhere else before reading your post. Crypto mining needs to go away.