Autopsy report
Cryptopia
Centralized exchange
Hack / exploitDied Jan 2019
A New Zealand exchange hit by a large theft in January 2019. It never recovered and went into liquidation.
Missed warning signs
Warning signs for this case are not documented yet.
Sources
- Ruscoe and Moore v Cryptopia Ltd (in liquidation) [2020] NZHC 728High Court of New Zealand (via Grant Thornton)
- How New Zealand company Cryptopia lost over $20 million from a hackThe Spinoff
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