HackBitcoin2016
Bitfinex Hack
Hackers stole ~120k BTC from Bitfinex, prompting socialized losses and tokenized IOUs (BFX).
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Key Facts
Peak metric120k BTC stolen
OutcomePartial recovery; arrests in 2022
ChainBitcoin
Year2016
Typehack
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exchangesecurity
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