03-08-2016 07:35 via feeds.mashable.com

Prominent Bitcoin exchange hacked wiping $65 million from wallets

Prominent Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex was hacked Wednesday, leading to a rumoured loss of bitcoin worth up to $65 million.
The Hong Kong company halted trading on its website, where a notice states: "Today we discovered a security breach that requires us to halt all trading on Bitfinex, as well as halt all digital token deposits to and withdrawals from Bitfinex."
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Its website confirms that some of its users lost bitcoin. The co
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