A Decade Ago, a $6.3 Billion Hack Would Have Sunk Binance & BTC, Bitwise CIO Says
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the Binance hack would have sunk the exchange a decade ago. Past hacks hit Bitcoin short term. The post A Decade Ago, a $6.3 Billion Hack Would Have Sunk Binance & BTC, Bitwise CIO Says appeared first on BeInCrypto.
Key Takeaways
- Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the Binance hack would have sunk the exchange a decade ago.
- Past hacks hit Bitcoin short term.
- The post A Decade Ago, a $6.3 Billion Hack Would Have Sunk Binance & BTC, Bitwise CIO Says appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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