The DAO Breach Stops Ether Miner

The DAO Breach Stops Ether Miner

Hashflare, likely the first of the non-Ethereum family to come out publicly as affected by the breach in the DAO contract, has suspended ETH mining activities. Following the breach experienced in The DAO contract, Hashflare has announced the suspension of its ETH mining activities. “It is our duty to let you know that due to the recent breach in the DAO contracts, ETH mining and withdrawals will be blocked until the breach is fixed,” the cloudmining company stated in a notice sent out to its subscribers. It adds: “At this exact moment, the developers of the DAO and Ethereum are working....


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