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Seoul-based virtual currency exchange Bithumb has been hacked and 35 billion won ($31.51 million) worth of virtual currency held at the exchange stolen, the exchange said on Wednesday.
Bithumb said in a notice on its website that it has stopped all trading after ascertaining “some cryptocurrencies worth about 35 billion won have been seized between late yesterday and early morning today.”
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The exchange said it will “make up for the lost cryptocurrencies” with the exchange’s own coins, and has moved all users’ assets into safe “cold wallets”.
A Bithumb official could not be immediately reached by Reuters for further comment.
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