Exchange

Bitfinex

Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange. Hacked in August 2016 for ~120,000 BTC; the US government recovered ~94,000 BTC in February 2022 by tracing through laundering services.

Records: 1
Cumulative losses: $72.0M

Records featuring Bitfinex

victim·August 2, 2016resolved
Bitfinex Hack — August 2016
Attackers extracted 119,756 BTC from Bitfinex segregated hot wallets, worth $72M at the time. In February 2022 the US government seized $4.7B of the proceeds and arrested the two-person laundering operation.
$72.0M affected

Records featuring Bitfinex

Bitfinex Hack — August 2016