July 3, 2016 By Steven Wilson
schon mal eine grandiose überschrift. der bitcoin preis ist also steil abgestürzt weil hacker den markt erschreckt haben. wenn der die 3% verlust meint, die der preis in den letzten 12 stunden runter gegangen ist, dann würde zumindest das timing stimmen.
Bitcoin hit a two-year high of around $775 just a few days ago and then plunged by 25% after a major exchange went offline after an attack by hackers.
ok, der erste satz des artikels macht aus dem steilen abfall gleich mal eine abwärtsspirale. und betrug war auch dabei. es geht also um die probleme bei bitfinex vor 10 tagen.
The DAO funds projects with Bitcoin.
soso. plötzlich kommt ein schwenk auf den DAO clusterfuck. schnell noch "bitcoin" reinziehen in diese tragödie.
Cyber attack on exchange
“The cyber-attack was identified and we had to stop trading temporarily,” said spokesman Vitalik Buterin.
Efforts are underway to try to recover investor funds from the hacker.
Several online Bitcoin repositories or exchanges have lost millions of dollars in funds either to hackers or internal frauds.
vitalik ist also der pressesprecher von DAO. das ist mir auch neu.
Another trader, Bitfinex also stopped trading this week claiming ‘network instability’ was putting customer funds at risk.
Betfinex advertises itself as the ‘world’s largest and most advanced cryptocurrencies exchange’.
The company stopped trading at least twice this week, citing infrastructure issues as the problem and confirming no money was lost or at risk.
so, jetzt geht es wieder über bitfinex. ziemlich hohe buzz-word rate.
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that only exists in electronic vaults on the internet. Sophisticated security provided by software called a blockchain protects money held by traders and investors.
Many Bitcoin users are concerned about the security of their holdings after several exchanges failed with the loss of millions of dollar’s worth of the currency.
The most significant was Japan’s Mt Gox exchange which went down in February 2014 blaming technical issues. It was later revealed that hackers had stolen Bitcoin worth millions, forcing the company into bankruptcy.
wo will der artikel eigentlich hin? das wusste der autor möglicherweise selbst nicht, denn jetzt beginnt er auch noch die olle kamelle mtgox auszugraben.
Bitcoin is not regulated by any central bank or government. The value is determined by demand and supply. In a few days, supply is expected to fall as the software puts a scheduled built-in brake on generating new Bitcoin. The reduction or ‘halving’ is expected to increase the value of the virtual currency.
wenigstens dem schluss des artikels ist nicht zu widersprechen. ansonsten bekommt man den eindruck "crypto is dead"
http://www.moneyinternational.com/currency/bitcoin-plunges-value-hackers-spook-market/