Hackers snatch $32m from Japan cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint

TOKYO -- Japanese cryptocurrency exchange operator Bitpoint has lost 3.5 billion yen ($32 million) in a hacking attack, parent company Remixpoint announced on Friday.

Bitpoint stopped web transactions for customers early in the morning and stopped all services at 10:30 a.m. The case echoes an attack on rival exchange Coincheck last year, where hackers made off with the equivalent of $500 million, sending shock waves through the industry.