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Cryptos valued at $30M stolen from Bithumb

EPA-EFE / JEON HEON-KYUN

Cryptocurrencies valued at around $30 million were stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, the South Korean platform said on Wednesday.  The digital currency exchange stated that its wallet system is undergoing changes, urging users not to make deposits until notified otherwise. 

"We checked that some of cryptocurrencies valued about $30,000,000 was stolen.  Those stolen cryptocurrencies will be covered from Bithumb and all of assets are being transferring to cold wallet," Bithumb said in a tweet. 

Following the theft, Bitcoin dropped 2.14% to go for $6,591.5 at 3:45 am CET, while its hard fork Bitcoin Cash fell 4.29%, selling for $869.2 at the same time.  Meanwhile, Ethereum was down 3.17% to go for $521.41 at 3:47 am CET. 

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