News of a $190 million cryptocurrency theft emerged this week, despite cryptocurrencies being designed to be unhackable. Here’s the low-down on what is going on and how safe bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies are
Technology
5 August 2022
By Matthew Sparkes
Despite cryptocurrencies like bitcoin being practically unhackable, the currencies seem to keep being stolen Shutterstock/Novikov Aleksey
Big cryptocurrency heists are raising concerns about whether digital currencies are safe to invest in. It emerged this week that US cryptocurrency firm Nomad has been hit by a $190 million hack and trading service ZB Exchange has paused withdrawals after a suspected $5 million loss to hackers. A similar amount was stolen from Solana wallets, and just two months ago, a group thought to be based in North Korea is believed to have siphoned off $100 …
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