Bitstamp Reopens with a Revamped Website
Following a malicious attack that resulted in approximately $5 million worth of bitcoins being stolen, bitcoin exchange Bitstamp is now back online and resuming operations, this time with a newly revamped website. Company CEO Nejc Kodric took to the Bitstamp blog to offer the following explanation to customers: "Dear Bitstamp customers, We are happy to announce that we are back open for business with a newly redeployed website and backend systems that are safer and more secure than ever. Thank you for your patience during our temporary disruption of services this week." The blog goes on to....
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Just a reminder brought to you by your friends at newsBTC. If you're having trouble getting access to Bitstamp today, you're not the only one. The exchange's website has been up and down this afternoon due to unknown reasons. It's very much the center of much paranoia, with some even speculating they've been forced to shut down by a government entity. Of course, that doesn't seem to be the case. As of this writing, the website appears to be up, but with flaky performance. Bitstamp did not immediately respond to an inquiry regarding the downtime from newsBTC. If we receive a statement,....