Bitcoin slumps after report of breach at major HK exchange
Hong Kong
A MAJOR Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange has suspended trading after US$65 million in the virtual unit was reportedly stolen by hackers - sending the digital currency plunging more than 20 per cent.
Bitfinex said it had suspended all transactions after discovering that some users' Bitcoins had been taken.
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