Cryptocurrency Exchange Offers 400 Million Reward For Return Of Stolen Bitcoin
The Hong Kong-based platform—used to trade digital currencies—said in a statement today the reward was available for anyone who puts the company in contact with the culprits, but it is also willing to barter a deal with the hackers’ directly. In August 2016, hackers breached Bitfinex security systems and made more than 2,000 transactions involving just under 120,000 bitcoin, worth around $70 million at the time. It was the second heist in two years after a 2015 attack lost about $400,000....