$530 million lost in hack of Japan cryptocurrency exchange, reported by the associated press
Part of report excerpted below:
A Japanese exchange has lost 58 billion yen ($530 million) in cryptocurrency because of hacking, according to Japanese media reports.
The Coincheck exchange said on its website Friday that it had halted sales and withdrawals of the currency, which is called NEM. It later added that it had restricted dealings in most other cryptocurrencies too.
At a Friday night news conference, Coincheck President Koichiro Wada bowed and apologized. He said the company may seek financial assistance, according to Kyodo News service. Japanese TV footage showed a small group of customers standing outside the company's Tokyo head office Friday night.
The report's link: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/530-million-lost-hack-japan-cryptocurrency-exchange-52644064
- According to the current situation, people have a big worry, cryptocurrency's security.
It prevents people come into blockchain.
Chines version:
根据abcNEWS新闻,美联社报道,由于黑客的入侵,一个日本的加密币交易所损失了5.3亿美元(约合580亿日元)。
相关报道链接:http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/530-million-lost-hack-japan-cryptocurrency-exchange-52644064
Coincheck交易所说:星期五(1月26日)交易所就已经停止了交易和取款。星期五晚上的记者招待会上Coincheck交易所的主席现场鞠躬并致歉。
日本共通社报道,星期五晚上,交易所的部分客户就到交易所位于东京的总部外面聚会。
- 根据目前的现状,人们最担心的还是加密币的安全问题,这使得很多想要进入区块链的人裹足不前。