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The Bitfinex Hack is Still Scaring Away Bitcoin Traders

Bitcoin activity was quiet in September, characterized by lackluster trading activity and low volatility.

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The FBI is Investigating a $1.3 Million Bitcoin Theft

The FBI is investigating a report filed by an anonymous Bitfinex user alleging that funds were stolen from their account.

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Bitcoin Price Still Bruised After Bitfinex Hack

Bitcoin suffered a black eye in August because of the Bitfinex hack, but the digital currency quickly mounted a recovery.

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Bitfinex Issues Bitcoin Hack Repayment Plan Update

Bitfinex has announced two ways for account holders to exchange their BFX tokens for a beneficial interest in Bitfinex parent firm, iFinex Inc.

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Making Sense of Blockchain's Summer of Stupid (On Perfect Illusions)

What do we make of the blockchain's confounding summer of 2016? CoinDesk's Pete Rizzo attempts to explain.

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Bitfinex Reimburses First Bitcoin Exchange Hack Victims

Analysts reacted positively to news that exchange Bitfinex had redeemed roughly 1% of its outstanding debt tokens on 1st September.

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Bitfinex to Offer Company Equity to Reimburse Customer Losses

Bitfinex customers may soon have a way to convert the digital assets they were issued following the exchange's hack earlier this month.

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Bitfinex Recovers Bitcoin Volume But Perception Battle Rages On

Since a high-profile hack, Bitfinex has reclaimed its position as the top USD/BTC exchange, but questions about its future remain.

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Bitfinex: Cause of Bitcoin Hack Still 'Unknown'

Nearly two weeks after losing more than $60m in customer funds, Bitfinex reports it has not yet identified how the theft was carried out.

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Bitfinex Heist Rings the Alarm of Bitcoin Centralization

Should the Bitfinex hack be seen as a call to action? That's the opinion of Nozomi Hayes, who argues it provides evidence decentralization is needed.

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