Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Still "Rebuilding," Customers Anguished
The world's most popular Bitcoin exchange since the fall of Mt. Gox, BitStamp, as you may already know, is currently unavailable due to a hack that made off with nearly 19,000 BTC. Last night, Nejc Kodrič, CEO of the company, posted to Twitter two very important pieces of information. One, if you had a deposit prior to January 5th at 9AM, it is safe, and two, the new, hopefully more secure system would be online in 24 to 48 hours. Listening to worried customers, Bitstamp has updated their website to look prettier. Also read: Bitstamp to Resume Operations in the Next 24 Hours. Bitstamp....
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After staying offline for the last few days, Bitcoin exchange BitStamp is hopeful resume trading services today, confirmed co-founder Damijan Merlak via email. The Slovenian exchange recently became the victim of online theft, which eventually cost it and its customers around 19,000 BTC - an equivalent of some $5 million. Their representatives however said that a huge portion of the total Bitcoins is safe, and has moved to a much secure offline wallet. On Wednesday, the founderspromised the customers to resume Bitcoin trading operations within the next 24 hours, soon after they turned off....
Customers who do not verify their Bitstamp accounts by November 13 could have their funds seized by regulatory authorities. On Monday, bitcoin exchange Bitstamp issued a reminder to customers that they have three days to verify their accounts. Following that deadline, the company will close the accounts, and government regulatory agencies can seize any remaining funds. Also Read: Bitstamp Provides Proof Of Bitcoin Solvency As First Step Towards A Real Financial Audit. Unverified Bitstamp Accounts Have Three Days to Comply. Nearly four weeks ago, Bitstamp announced customers had until....
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has resumed services after having gone offline following a damaging hot wallet attack on 5th January that saw the exchange lose 19,000 BTC. The exchange announced today that its website is once again open for business and made note of a host of new services being offered to Bitstamp customers. Bitstamp's blog post announcing its return to business details how the exchange has rebuilt its systems "from the ground up" in an effort to prevent a repeat of its recent security breach. Updates to the exchange service include a migration to Amazon's AWS cloud....
Bitstamp co-founder Damijan Merlak said that Bitstamp plans to resume its operations in the next 24 hours. Bitstamp service was temporarily suspended service as a result of a Bitcoin wallet breach. Bitstamp CEO Nejc Kodrič confirmed in a statement that "less than 19,000 BTC" was stolen due to a Bitstamp operational wallet being compromised. Also read: Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Confirms Loss of ~18,866 BTC (~$5 million USD) from Hot Wallet. At this moment the Bitstamp website states: "We have temporarily suspended Bitstamp services. Bitstamp customers can rest assured that their bitcoins....
Yesterday Bitstamp co-founder Damijan Merlak said that the Bitstamp is testing a duplicate of their entire infrastructure in San Francisco and plans to resume its operations in the next 24 hours. Recent tweets from Bitstamp CEO Nejc Kodrič reassure customers and promise an operational redeployment in one to two days. Bitstamp service was temporarily suspended service as a result of a Bitcoin wallet breach. Kodrič confirmed in a statement that "less than 19,000 BTC" was stolen due to a Bitstamp operational wallet being compromised. Also read: Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Confirms Loss of....