Bitfinex plans to split the damage from hacking exchanges between its customers

in #bitcoin8 years ago


Hong Kong Exchange kriptovalyutnaya Bitfinex stated that inflicted damage hacker attacks can affect all users, including those whose wallets have not been compromised.
"We are inclined to the scenario under which losses will be socialized [ie distributed] between the balance in Bitcoin and active loans in BTCUSD », - said the administration of the exchange in its official blog.
Bitfinex still engaged in a fixed position sizes and user balances on the stock exchange and plans to provide more information in the near future the report said.
Once a hacker attack exchange administration refuses to communicate with the media and the general public and all information published in the official blog and on the website Reddit. In particular, it was there, it was reported that all the affected users.
"This decision means that the rights of mortgagees are no protected", - commented on the situation programmer from Beijing Tian Ja, to place on the stock exchange about 440 thousand dollars..
"If this decision will lead to lawsuits against Bitfinex / BitGo, then get up a number of interesting questions about the purses, and depositories," - said the developer Bitcoin Core Peter Todd.
At that time, the majority of users of social networks have reacted negatively to the statement Bitfinex, Chinese entrepreneur and investor kriptovalyutny Chandler Guo said that in the short-term losses of distribution among all users can be an attractive solution, if Bitfinex reimburse these costs in the future. As possible options, he proposed the allocation of users to share in the authorized capital or the payment of dividends from the stock exchange revenue.

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