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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Bitcoin Forks => Bitcoin Forum => Bitcoin Cash Forum => Topic started by: mayuri27 on January 07, 2018, 06:50:29 PM
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An ongoing investigation has revealed multiple allegations that hot wallets from users of popular subreddit r/btc were hacked through Tippr, resulting in thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin cash (BCH) stolen. Early theories assumed this to be a new low in the so-called Civil War between supporters of bitcoin core and BCH.
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Bitcoin Civil War Might’ve Gotten Uglier
Using a previously unknown third-party vulnerability, users of Reddit’s increasingly popular subreddit forum, /r/btc, a discussion board which often features positive comments by bitcoin cash supporters, were hacked for thousands of BCH.
Reddit is a news aggregator fueled by subreddit discussion boards which fill every kind of topic niche. It is owned by media conglomerate Advance Publications, and is routinely in the top ten most visited websites.
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I guess this is the reason why reddit stopped accepting bitcoin, but now there are posts suggesting that they will start accepting bitcoin again. It will probably happen with a different app though..