Cryptopia stories
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The wild west of cryptocurrency fraud & How Kiwis are getting stung
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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Cryptopia went from launch to managing funds for 1.4 million investors to a significant data breach and its inevitable death - all in just five years.
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Cryptocurrency conundrum: Reserve Bank & IR fumble in the dark
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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Whether it's cryptocurrency salaries or a central digital currency, no agency is quite sure how to tackle this upcoming payment trend.
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Chch crypto exchange Cryptopia facing liquidation
Wed, 15th May 2019
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Cryptopia, a Christchurch-based cryptocurrency exchange, is set for liquidation after failing to recover from a USD $20 million hack in 2019.
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Police making progress into Cryptopia breach
Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
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New Zealand Police are progressing well in their probe into the Cryptopia breach, aiming to uncover the origins of the stolen US$3-16 million in cryptocurrency.
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Updated: Chch crypto-exchange Cryptopia suffers breach
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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Cryptopia has reportedly experienced a security breach that has taken the entire platform offline – and resulted in ‘significant losses’.
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Cryptopia: The Kiwi exchange riding the crypto boom
Fri, 5th Oct 2018
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New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia celebrates signing up two million users and expanding globally in just three years.
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Cryptopia launches first NZD-tethered cryptocurrency
Mon, 15th May 2017
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Tokens available are limited to $100,000 NZDT - not enough liquidity to allow widespread adoption, but Cryptopia hopes to get the ball rolling.