Bittrex to Delist Bitcoin Gold by Mid-September, Following $18 Million Hack of BTG in May

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Published Sep 04, 2018 01:13PM ET

Bittrex to Delist Bitcoin Gold by Mid-September, Following $18 Million Hack of BTG in May

Crypto exchange Bittrex will delist Bitcoin Gold (BTG), a hard fork of Bitcoin (BTC), by September 14 following an $18 million hack of the BTG network in May, The Next Web reported September 3.

Founded in 2007, the hard fork cryptocurrency Bitcoin Gold has suffered a “double-spending” hacking attack that reportedly allowed the unknown hijackers to take control of more than 51 percent of the BTG hashrate. The attack, which reportedly started on May 18, 2018, has managed to amass more than $18 million in Bitcoin Gold from various exchanges, including Bittrex.

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