Poland’s Bitcoin Exchange Bitcurex Disappears in Mt.Gox Fashion
Bitcurex, one of Poland’s largest exchanges has shut shop after a reported 2300 BTC ($ 1.5 mln) theft. The polish exchange was one of the oldest in the country. Before the website of Bitcurex was taken down, a message was posted by the administrators in Polish which translated reads: “On 13.10.2016 as a result of third-party systems service www.bitcurex.com/ www.bitcurex.com damaged by external interference in automated data collection and processing of information. The consequence of these actions is the loss of part of the assets managed by bitcurex.com/dashcurex.com.” People were....
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Polish bitcoin exchange Bitcurex just posted an update announcing it will close following a hack attack several days ago — resulting in $1.5 going missing. It’s one of the bigger bitcoin exchanges serving the European market, specifically for trading zloty and also euros. Poland’s Most Popular Exchange. Bitcurex launched in 2012 and is a long-running....
Poland’s oldest exchange Bitcurex has mysteriously “disappeared” with users losing access to capital and locking 2,300 bitcoins out of users’ hands. 2,300 BTC Gone Forever. Local news sources report that following problems reaching back to October, the platform has now ceased operation altogether, with staff failing to release clear information. Only social media pages survive, while it appears that a Polish public prosecutor investigation instigated by the exchange is no nearer returning lost funds. Bitcurex’s problems began when an attack caused accounts to become unusable for customers.....
While some Bitcoin community members see this as a “curtain call” for Bitcurex, that doesn't seem to be the case. It is true not alerting platform users is no proper way of conducting business in the financial sector. Whenever a Bitcoin exchange platform shuts down, it is never a pleasant feeling. Unfortunately, not all of these companies have the financial means to sustain their operations. For Bitcurex, it appears a restructuring is in order, as they posted an official statement explaining the situation. Apparently, a new investor has been found, and changes need to be made. Although the....
Bitcurex has issued an official update stating: "We inform that Bitcurex PLN will be resumed tomorrow, on March 18 at 12:00. Bitcurex EUR will be resumed on thursday on March 20, also at 12:00." UPDATE (14th March, 17:37 GMT): Bitcurex official statement added. Poland's leading bitcoin exchange Bitcurex temporarily shut down its site today following a hack which targeted funds in its users' bitcoin wallets. The exchange's staff published a message on Facebook which stated that due "to an error and ongoing maintenance works" the platform had decided to "temporarily shut down [its] service".....
Bitcurex is back in business after thwarting a major hacking attack. Update: EUR trading is back as well. Last week, Poland's largest bitcoin exchange, Bitcurex, halted all trades to investigate a hacking attack. A malicious user attempted to obtain 19,000 BTC from the exchange with a fraudulent buy order. However, the site was shut down within 5 minutes of the buy order, and Bitcurex offered the following statement soon afterwards: Dear Users, We successfully blocked a hacking attack on Bitcurex, preventing mass theft of BTC funds of our users. Thanks to automatic safety procedures,....