An individual claiming to be behind the recent Bitfinex (BFX) hack has announced the giveaway of 1,000 bitcoins, prompting those within the online community that this could be a money laundering scheme.
Earlier this week, the Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange revealed that it had suffered a major security breach after 119,756 bitcoins, amounting to around $65 million, had been stolen forcing a shutdown of its website and trading.
The Reddit user, who goes by the name rekcahxfb, which spells bfxhacker backward, made the recent statement in a post that ‘one lucky winner will receive 1,000 BTC after one week from now,’ after asking people to submit their bitcoin addresses.
Read full article here https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitfinex-mastermind-bitcoin-heist-giveaway/
Ah, temptation, a free lottery for €800,000 and a visit from the police. I also bet people will game the system with multiple entries.
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