Bitfinex’s Hacked Bitcoins Are on the Move; 5% Recovery Bounty Offered
Bitfinex has confirmed that 876.82084947 stolen bitcoins have moved with Scorechain, a Bitcoin and Blockchain compliance & regulations firm, publicly stating 153 BTC, worth around $137,000, was moved on January the 25th and another 723 BTC, worth around $800,000, moved overnight. Chris Ellis, a Bitfinex Community Liaison employee, publicly stated: “The hacker transferred the coins… to a variety of exchanges, some well known… Right now it looks like they are testing to see how different exchanges react to these initial small deposits.” Drew Samsen, Applications Team Leader at Bitfinex,....
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Bitfinex is reportedly offering a reward worth up to $3.6m for the recovery of bitcoins stolen from its exchange last week. The Hong Kong-based startup lost nearly 120,000 BTC in the incident (an amount worth roughly $71m at press time), and now suggests it's willing to offer 5% of these funds (or about 6,000 BTC) as a reward should they be found and returned. The news came social media today in a post by Bitfinex community director Zane Tackett. In response to a question about the existence of such a program, he stated that a bounty would be awarded to anyone who had information that....
Bitfinex has offered a reward for the return, or info leading to the return, of the Bitcoin stolen in the recent hack. Reddit user someguy916 posted in the /r/Bitcoin subreddit inquiring as to how much of a reward Bitfinex would be willing to offer for the stolen coins. Zane Tackett, Director of Community and Product development, responded with an offer for a small percentage: “5% of recovery and for information leading to recovery (but no bounty if no recovery); if multiple persons lead to recovery, share pro rata” When pressed to get that offer into a blockchain contract, Tackett....
A hacker targeting Roger Ver has given up his attempts to access the angel investor's accounts after a 37.6 BTC bounty was issued for his arrest. In a Facebook post earlier this morning, Ver said he was seeking information about the hacker "who is trying to steal all my stuff at the moment". The bounty is currently worth around $20,000. He also revealed the hacker is using the Skype username 'nitrous'. He posted a similar message on Twitter: 37.6 BTC reward for information that leads to the arrest of the hacker that is trying to hack all my stuff at the moment. details to come! - Roger Ver....
A Bitfinex bounty, Russia changes its stance on bitcoin, and a rough fate lies ahead for an alleged Silk Road forum operator. Want to catch up on your latest digital currency news? Take a look below. BITFINEX. Hong Kong exchange Bitfinex has announced a $3.5 million bounty reserved for anyone who can help in their investigation to uncover the $72 million stolen from customer wallets last week. Explaining the terms, Director of Community and Product Development Zane Tackett states: “5% of recovery and for information leading to recovery (but no bounty if no recovery); if multiple persons....
Cross-chain protocol Mixin Network has offered the hacker behind the $200 million exploit a $20 million bug bounty reward to return the stolen assets. Mixin Woos Hacker With $20 Million Bug Bounty According to blockchain security firm Peckshield, the bug bounty offer was communicated as an on-chain message, with Mixin urging the bad actor to […]