How not to lose money during the hacking of the exchange: two simple suggestions
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last week, South Korea's largest exchange Bithumb about hacking — hackers stole $ 40 million from one of the "hot" wallets. In this story capturadora lucky, because the exchange has promised to compensate for lost money from its own reserves. Alas, so trading platforms are not always, although the attack regularly. Tell how to protect oneself from hackers.
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the Hacking of exchanges happen all the time. Unfortunately, they may be forced to reconsider those plans for the first time to invest in cryptocurrencies. These include large institutional investors. Those who have already invested in digital money, the attacks serve as a constant reminder of the need to be alert.
in most people, the question arises — why break-ins happen all the time, and the company did not take any steps to solve the problem. The idea about this is John Sedunova, Professor of Economics at the University Villanovy.
theBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have risen sharply in a short period of time. In the exchanges just don't have the money, time and even the technical ability to seriously deal with the security issues.
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What the owners of cryptocurrencies can do to save money in such conditions? First and foremost, to keep on the stock exchanges only the amount that is needed for short-term trading. Some investors believe that the exchange on which they kept the money, too big to be victims of burglary. This is a big mistake — practice shows that the hackers are not insured by any one platform.
Now that many exchanges have reserves to pay depositors in the event of a hacker attack. However, there is no guarantee that the money will be paid. In the case of Bithumb clients never received the money — although after a break-in last week.
For those investors, who want to preserve coins for the future, best suited to cold wallets. There are many inexpensive and safe options — more info we wrote about them and . Such purses often support multiple cryptocurrencies, but less convenient from the point of view of use in comparison with the wallets on exchanges.
Cryptocurrency — it's a cruel world. The best ways to protect your money — the knowledge and common sense. I hope that these simple tips will help you to prevent theft of coins.
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