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RE: Steem's ecosystem needs to take the lesson of Bitfinex to heart. Bittrex and Poloniex NEED cold wallets!

in #security8 years ago (edited)

They should have tried to get insurance. The Lloyds Insurance market in the City of London does all sorts of bespoke insurance for a fee, and other exchanges have obtained insurance this way. Of course they also demand rigorous audits and internal security to reduce their risk, and perhaps Bitfinex believed they couldn't meet the criteria...