Cryptopia, the cryptocurrency exchange hit by a major hack in mid-January, has gone into liquidation and suspended trading operations.
The news was announcedWednesday by Cryptopias assigned liquidator, professional services firm Grant Thornton New Zealand. Cryptopia confirmed the news on Twitter, as well as on its website.
Possibly signaling changes afoot, Cryptopia website went under maintenance yesterday without any message to the public on its social media platforms. It was first noticed by a Redditor who asked whether the exchange had been hacked again.
Back in January, Cryptopia went offline for a couple of days before statingmid-month that it had suffered a security breach which resulted in significant losses. A blockc…
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