Japanese Crypto Exchange Bitpoint Loses $32 Million USD to Hackers

Bitpoint -- a Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange run by Remixpoint -- has just discovered that ¥3.5 billion JPY (or roughly $32 million USD) under its management has been stolen as a result of a targeted hack. Out of that amount, ¥2.5 billion JPY -- or $23 million USD -- belonged to customers. The hackers stole from five different cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ripple. So far, Remixpoint has said that all the cryptos stolen were from its hot wallet, with its cold wallet...