Bitfinex Issues Hack Repayment Plan Update
Bitfinex has taken new steps to reimburse accountholders who lost funds in an exchange breach earlier this year. In a blog post, the troubled exchange announced two special purpose vehicles (SPV) account holders can now use to exchange digital assets it issued for interest in iFinex Inc, Bitfinex's parent company. The exchange issued the assets, called BFX tokens, to accountholders after suffering a 120,000 BTC ($72m) hack on 2nd August. One SPV, the exchange said, was created in partnership with crowdfunding platform BnkToTheFuture, while another was part of an effort organized by....
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Users of the Mt. Gox exchange may be one step closer to getting their funds back after trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi announced the options for repayment. Creditors from the defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox have until January 2023 to register and select a repayment method as part of the plan by which they will be compensated them for their losses.According to an Oct. 6 announcement from Mt. Gox trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi, creditors have until Jan. 10 to select a repayment method and to register payee information in an online rehabilitation claim filing system to be paid through bank remittance,....
US digital currency exchange Poloniex has released a new update on the customer repayment plan it implemented following the loss of 12.3% of its total bitcoins in a March attack. In a new press release, Poloniex claims 100% of the customers who experienced a financial loss have been reimbursed after a hacker or hackers reportedly exploited a vulnerability in the exchange's coding in order to steal the funds. Speaking to CoinDesk, Poloniex owner Tristan D'Agosta indicated his belief that customers have been adequately and successfully compensated for the site issues, stating: "97 BTC were....
Online black market Silk Road 2.0, the marketplace leader in drug listings and total listings, has revealed a new update on the status of its ongoing customer repayment efforts. The reimbursement plan was put in motion by Silk Road 2.0 after the site suffered a serious hack in February that resulted in the loss of 4,476 BTC in customer funds ($2.6m at then-market prices). Undeterred, Silk Road 2.0 proposed a seven-point plan that would find moderators going without payment and the site charging a markup on purchases to recoup the losses. Moderator Defcon issued a lengthy statement on a....
The Mt. Gox hack was a watershed moment for bitcoin. And the future repayment to the affected people will surely be another one. Since we’re in a bear market, most people worry about what effect will those 140K BTC will have on the price. Will the Mt. Gox class prove to be holders or will they sell it all as soon as they get it? That’s a question for another day, since the Mt. Gox class has until January 10th, 2023, to complete registration and select their preferred payment method. Related Reading: Mt Gox Gets Approval To Return 141,686 To Victims Affected In 2014 Hack The last time we....
On August 2, 2016, it has been reported that the major cryptocurrency exchange, Bitfinex, was hacked with some customers losing Bitcoin as a result. Additionally, BitGo has commented on the event. The Breach of Bitfinex. Bitfinex itself confirmed the hack in a press release earlier today, saying they have halted all trading on the platform. Additionally, all deposits to and withdrawals from Bitfinex have been temporarily stopped. The exchange does not have much information about the hack, but the press release confirmed that customers of the exchange have lost Bitcoin following the breach.....