Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has recovered some of the funds it lost after being hacked in August 2016.
The recovered assets will be used to compensate holders of the exchange’s Recovery Right Tokens (RRTs), which were issued to impacted creditors after the security breach.
How Much Was Recovered?
As announced by Bitfinex on Thursday, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has returned $312,219.71 in cash and 6.917 in Bitcoin Cash (BCH) accumulated from ongoing efforts to recover assets from the hack.
“We are extremely pleased to be able to reach another successful milestone in the recovery of assets stolen from Bitfinex in 2016,” said Paolo Ardoino, Chief Technology Officer of Bitfinex.
This month’s specific seizure was conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and will be used to redeem RRT holders. There are 30 million RRT tokens in circulation redeemable for $1 each, meaning authorities still have much more to recover to compensate token holders.
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