Hackers lifted close to 120,000 coins in August of 2016, when the coins were trading at a fraction of what they are now, and the cryptocurrency exchange is offering to pay the hackers as well as anyone who can broker a meeting between the parties in order to get the Bitcoins back. Authorities recovered 27.6 of the stolen Bitcoins in February of 2019.
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Bitfinex Will Pay Handsomely to Ensure Recovery of Hacked BTC
Bitfinex is offering a $400 million reward for the safe return of more than $1.3 billion worth of Bitcoins stolen in 2016. So reports The Next Web.
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