Bitfinex executive says 119,756 bitcoin stolen from Hong Kong exchange

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An attendant holds a bitcoin sign during the opening of Hong Kong's first bitcoin retail store February 28, 2014. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
An attendant holds a bitcoin sign during the opening of Hong Kong’s first bitcoin retail store February 28, 2014.

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Nearly 120,000 bitcoin has been stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, an executive from the bourse said on Wednesday.

Zane Tackett, Director of Community & Product Development, was speaking to Reuters after the digital currency exchange suspended trading after it discovered a security breach.


(Reporting By Clare Baldwin and Hera Poon; Editing by Will Waterman)