Bitstamp and BTC-e Bitcoin Exchanges Resuming Withdrawals Today
Andreas Antonopoulos notes on Twitter that Bitstamp withdrawals have resumed. He also expects Mt. Gox to resume withdrawals soon. Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp is today resuming withdrawals, days after announcing they would be stopped temporarily due to a DDOS attack affecting multiple exchanges that took advantage of a known transaction malleability issue known to developers since 2011. "A denial-of-service attack caused us to suspend the processing of Bitcoin withdrawals. Bitstamp, with help from the Bitcoin core developers, has implemented a solution that passes our preliminary tests and....
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Bitcoin exchange BTC-e has confirmed it is processing bitcoin withdrawals. Bitstamp has revealed it plans to start processing its customers' bitcoin withdrawals again later today. The exchange halted bitcoin withdrawals earlier this week after it was discovered a bot had launched a massive DDoS attack on a number of bitcoin exchanges. A tweet from the BitStamp this morning read: Bitstamp & Bitcoin core developers have implemented a solution that passes our preliminary tests and audits. News: http://t.co/azGqiX4hqL. - Bitstamp (@Bitstamp) February 14, 2014. Bitstamp issued the following....
The largest Bitcoin exchange, MtGox, has announced that they are resuming USD withdrawals around the world, putting an end to two weeks of hiatus. A long backlog of withdrawal requests had been accumulated over the period, so it will take over a month before processing times finally return to normal, but MtGox expects that the main disruptions are now over. "Mt. Gox has now formed relationships with several new banking partners both in Japan and around the world," the press release reads, "and we are still in the process of finalizing even more. This means that we will have increased....
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has temporarily suspended service as a result of a confirmed Bitcoin wallet breach. Earlier today, Bitstamp started by taking unusually long to process bitcoin withdrawals. Later, Bitstamp also changed its Bitcoin deposit system and gave every user a new Bitcoin deposit address. Deposits made to old Bitstamp deposit addresses will "not be honored." Also read: Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Withdrawals and Deposits Stopped after Possible RNG Attack. Bitstamp Website Locks Out Users. Bitstamp users, who were using innovative methods such as Ripple to get their money out....
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has temporarily halted withdrawals and emailed users a warning about using old deposit addresses. Earlier today, Bitstamp noticed an issue with their hot wallet and stopped processing withdrawals and is not honoring deposits made to old Bitcoin deposit addresses. According to Bitstamp, the private keys to old deposit addresses may have been lost. Bitstamp users have been unable to withdraw bitcoins for over 24 hours and though Bitstamp has confirmed the issue, the extent of the damage has yet to be officially revealed. UPDATE: Wallet Breach Causes Bitcoin Exchange....
About 2,822 bitcoins were moved from OKEx within 15 minutes of withdrawals restarting.