Hackers snatch $32m from Japan cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint

Operator promises compensation in case echoing Coincheck theft

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Once again, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has been breached by hackers. 

Nikkei staff writers

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

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