According to China-based exchange BTER, 7,170 bitcoin have been stolen from a wallet. What makes matters more interesting is that the stolen coins were in cold storage. The official website of BTER states: <\/p>\n
All wallets have been shut down and withdrawals of unaffected coins will be arranged later. <\/p>\n
BTER said they are working with law enforcement to resolve this matter, according to WeChat statements. <\/p>\n
Here is an image of the actual coin on the blockchain: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
BTER has offered a bounty of 720 BTC to anyone who recovers the stolen bitcoin. Below is the official response from BTER which was posted on reddit with links to the blockchain address: <\/p>\n
\"7170 BTC got stolen from our cold wallet in this transaction: <\/p>\n
https:\/\/blockchain.info\/tx\/f5b0363f03e1ed8bb812c135361ea93590c831ce9f13a3750be1b93575baccc6<\/a> <\/p>\n 720 BTC bounty for chasing it back. <\/p>\n All wallets have been shut down and withdrawals of unaffected coins will be arranged later.\" <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Continued here:<\/p>\n BTER Gets Hacked for 1.75 Million in Bitcoin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to China-based exchange BTER, 7,170 bitcoin have been stolen from a wallet. What makes matters more interesting is that the stolen coins were in cold storage Continue reading