After alleged hack, Russian crypto exchange Livecoin shuts down
Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has announced a full shutdown following an alleged hack in December 2020. Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin has announced it is shutting down after abruptly halting operations in late December 2020.According to Livecoin’s main page, the exchange is unable to continue operations due to financial and technical damages caused by an alleged attack on its servers in late 2020. Livecoin announced the shutdown on Jan. 16 on Twitter, linking to its new domain “Livecoin.news.” Livecoin’s previous domain Livecoin.net is not available at publishing....
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Following an alleged December breach, the trading platform now says it will close and repay users any remaining funds.
Russian crypto exchange Livecoin claims that it has suffered a “carefully planned attack,” but some in the community suspect an exit scam. Livecoin, a lesser-known Russian cryptocurrency exchange, has abruptly halted operations in the aftermath of an alleged hacker attack on Christmas day. According to Livecoin’s main page, the exchange has suffered a “carefully planned attack” causing the platform to lose control of all of its servers, backend and nodes.The exchange urged its customers to stop using its services including deposits, trading and API. “We were not able to stop our service in....
Livecoin asked clients to stop making deposits and trading after suffering a "carefully planned attack."