In an original WSJ documentary, markets reporter Steven Russolillo ventures to Japan and Hong Kong to explore the universe of cryptocurrencies. His mission: create WSJCoin, a virtual token for the newspaper industry. Image: Crystal Tai. Video: Clément BürgeBinance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, said hackers stole more than $40 million worth of bitcoin from its platform in what it called a “large scale security breach.”The theft offers another example of the vulnerability facing cryptocurrencies and the venues where investors trade them. Yet the price of bitcoin and other digital currencies barely budged after the robbery was disclosed Wednesday morning in Asia.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 08, 2019 06:27 UTC