Bitfinex’s Public Face Resigns Due to Conspiracy Theories, Abuse
Zane Tackett, the community director and product manager at Bitfinex, has officially announced his resignation from the exchange. Tackett reveals his leaving is due to the significant amount of rumors concerning the Bitfinex hack this past August. ‘Insane Conspiracy Theories, Vile People, Incessant Vitriol’. On August 2 Bitfinex was hacked for 119,756....
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