Exit Scam or Hack? Canadian Cryptocurrency Exchange Drama

[kreslik.news]

MapleChange, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Edmonton in Canada, claims to have had all its money stolen. Many do not believe this story because the exchange deleted its internet presence, before re-appearing after people published the address of the owner.

“we have no more funds to pay anyone back”

Tracking this story through the migraine-inducing tunnels of Twitter, the facts appear to be as follows:

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[list][*]22.10.18 – MapleChange boasted of handling trades worth a total of 9.837 BTC ($63,693).[/*][*]27.10.18 – MapleChange temporarily took the site down in order to upgrade the server, which it said was ... (read more)