2019-2-26 20:59 |
The exchange is now distributing the recovered funds to Recovery Right Token holders.
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According to an official statement published on February 25, 2019, Bitfinex has revealed that the United States government returned 27. 7 BTC (worth about $105,000 USD) to the exchange, as part of restitution for a hack that was effected on the exchange back in 2016.
2019-2-26 02:39 | |
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Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange has revealed that 27. 66270285 BTC, a portion of the stolen funds from the 2016 hack, was successfully recovered by law enforcement of the U. S. government. Recovered BTC to Reimburse Recovery Right Token Holders Following the hacking event, Bitfinex launched an investigation with the assistance of enforcement agencies internationally, to trace the 119,756 BTC that vanished from the exchange’s premises.
2019-2-26 21:40 | |
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Better late than never. Bitfinex, a major crypto exchange registered in the British Virgin Islands, has announced that U. S. authorities have recovered nearly 28 BTC from an August 2016 security breach and returned the funds to the exchange.
2019-2-26 21:11 | |
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Over $104,000 stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 have been recovered and returned to the exchange by U.S. law enforcement
2019-2-25 14:52 | |
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Darknet markets are going as strong as ever, if Chainalysis data is to be believed. In its latest Crypto Crime Report, published earlier this week, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reports that darknet market activity has nearly doubled throughout 2018.
2019-2-1 00:35 | |
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In a recent interview with Reuters, IOTA Co-founder and Co-Chairman of its Board, Dominik Schiener, stated that a good percentage of the stolen $11 Million MIOTA tokens taken from users’ wallets had been recovered.
2019-1-31 13:15 | |
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Regulators from the United States have found out and taken down at least 90 cases of crypto scams since 2017. The borderless nature of these scams prevented the authorities from recovering most of the funds.
2018-12-29 23:43 | |
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The Bithumb Recovery Process For most cryptocurrency exchanges, experiencing a hack and subsequent loss of funds could be catastrophic. To this day, it remains unclear if any of the stolen funds have been recovered, although it is highly unlikely that is the case.
2018-7-1 08:05 | |
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Bithumb has managed to recover roughly 45 percent of the cryptocurrencies stolen during the June 20 hack. The company also acknowledged the support of other exchange platforms in its efforts to recover the stolen funds.
2018-6-29 21:08 | |
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According to a tweet from the CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, the well-known cryptocurrency exchange has suddenly paused its trading due to what is being called “unscheduled maintenance. ” The tweet did not explain much more than that, but Binance has been facing issues for the past few weeks, infuriating their users.
Crypto exchange Binance has rolled out yet another service offering dubbed Binance X. The platform will serve as a hub to engage and support developers and foster third-party development within Binance's network.
Privacy-focused web browser Brave has announced plans to develop its own crypto wallet, which will run on MetaMask's open-source codebase. The wallet will support Ethereum tokens, including Brave's own native BAT, and cryptocollectibles like CryptoKitties.
Crypto exchange Binance has announced it will launch Binance Lending. The service will allow users to lend out their dormant holdings and earn interest in return. The service will launch with support for Tether, Binance Coin, and Ethereum Classic.
Agencies to include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, an Australian investigative agency, and an unnamed agency have opened separate investigations into the defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX.
Data firm Nomics has announced the launch of its transparent volume service, which calculates the percentage of real volume traded on crypto exchanges to push back against the trend of faked trading volume.
Though Binance has maintained that the know-your-customer hack earlier this month was not entirely made up of Binance users, those whose photos were successfully linked to the exchange will receive free, lifetime VIP membership accounts.