Tag: Bitfinex

Bitfinex customers lose 36 percent of bitcoin assets but get credit tokens

Written by Reuters on August 8, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Crypto-currency exchange Bitfinex, which lost $72 million to hackers last week, told customers on Sunday they would lose just over 36 percent of the assets they had on the platform but would be compensated for these losses with tokens of credit. The Hong Kong-based exchange said losses from the theft would […]

News highlights – August 4

Written by News Center on August 5, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

News highlights for August 4 Geeks win millions for teaching computers to battle each other LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A software program dubbed “Mayhem” was poised to win the final round of a three-year contest to teach computers to launch and defend against cyber attacks, earning a $2 million prize for the team that wrote […]