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Coincheck Exchange Sees $373 Million Withdrawn in One Day

Since Coincheck partially resumed business activities following its recent hack, investors have flocked to withdraw millions from the exchange.

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UK Government Websites Hit By Crypto Mining Malware

More than 4,000 websites, including some owned by the U.K. government, have been affected by malware that exploits visitors' computers to mine monero.

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Coincheck Exchange Confirms Yen Withdrawals to Start Next Week

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has said it plans to allow users to start withdrawing local currency from their accounts next Tuesday.

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Ethereum Users Are Losing Money and Devs Don't Quite Know What to Do

Ethereum's developers are once again grappling with the issue of how to solve major fund losses on the world's second-largest blockchain.

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Regulators Probe Coincheck's Hack Compensation Claims

Japan's Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection at Coincheck to see if it can afford to compensate victims of its recent hack.

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Coincheck Must Report on Security Failures, Says Finance Watchdog

Following last week's huge hack, Japan's Financial Services Agency has said Coincheck must report on the issues and its plan for improvements.

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Coincheck Confirms Crypto Hack Loss Larger than Mt Gox

Japanese exchange Coincheck has confirmed that about $533 million-worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen from its digital wallets.

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Former Customers Sue Crypto Exchange Vircurex Over Frozen Funds

Former Vircurex customers are suing the exchange, four years after it first froze their funds and allegedly failed to repay them.

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Tether to Launch New Platform Following Hack

Tether, a startup that provides a dollar-pegged token, has said it plans to launch a new platform following a claimed security breach in November.

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Brain Freeze? Parity Bug Continues With No Easy Solution in Sight

With $160 million in funds frozen on the ethereum blockchain, a search for solutions is ongoing – if not altogether promising so far.

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