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Title: 2012-09-28 thenextweb.com - After $250,000 theft, Bitcoin exchange Bitfloor reop
Post by: julz on September 28, 2012, 07:16:01 AM
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After $250,000 theft, Bitcoin exchange Bitfloor reopen

Joel Falconer
2012-09-28

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/09/28/after-250000-theft-bitcoin-exchange-bitfloor-reopens/

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Early in the month, we reported that the top US Bitcoin exchange, Bitfloor, had a security breach that resulted in a theft of Bitcoins worth $250,000. At the time it was very much up in the air as to whether Bitfloor would be able to resume operation, but today it has announced that it is back in business.
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Despite a number of high-profile setbacks, Bitcoin growth continues unencumbered, and the decades to come will be very interesting as one of society’s oldest tools — currency — is disrupted.
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