Bitfinex Mastermind in Bitcoin Heist Giveaway
An individual claiming to be behind the recent Bitfinex (BFX) hack has announced the giveaway of 1,000 bitcoins, prompting those within the online community that this could be a money laundering scheme. Earlier this week, the Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange revealed that it had suffered a major security breach after 119,756 bitcoins, amounting to around $65 million, had been stolen forcing a shutdown of its website and trading. The Reddit user, who goes by the name rekcahxfb, which spells bfxhacker backward, made the recent statement in a post that ‘one lucky winner will receive 1,000 BTC....
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