The U.S. SEC and other government agencies are taking action to increase regulatory scrutiny of cryptocurrencies.
At MoneyConf 2018 in Dublin, anonymous COO and co-founder of ShapeShift shared thoughts on the changing regulatory landscape of cryptocurrencies in the U.S.ShapeShift Hacked for 315 Bitcoin in 2016.
Popular digital asset exchange, ShapeShift launched in 2014 to simplify the cumbersome altcoin conversion process.
Instead of a peer-to-peer exchange, ShapeShift utilizes a native swap mechanism in conjunction with a secure, hot wallet storage of on-hand cryptocurrencies to provide users immediate conversions on-demand.
In early March of 2016, ShapeShift endured three consecutive hot wallet hacks by an internal employee and outside hackers - indicating hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen in BTC, ETH, and LTC. The initial hack by a rogue employee uncovered a hefty 315 bitcoins stolen from ShapeShift's hot wallet stockpile of cryptocurrencies for swap.
Despite the direct system breach, the hacking did not result in the loss of customer funds since the project's design doesn't include storage of user funds.
"I think we're still probably the only exchange that's been hacked, lost money, and not lost a cent of customer funds."
Amidst an infrastructure redesign and increasingly inhospitable regulations, ShapeShift relocated from the U.S. to Switzerland in August of 2017.
The infamous 2017 Senate Bill 5031 put pressure on Washington state blockchain service providers to store and share private customer data with government agencies - forcing many major cryptocurrency exchanges to relocate elsewhere.
In the climate of arising regulation, such as the classification of Ethereum and Bitcoin as non-securities, it is unknown how regulation scrutiny will impact the burgeoning blockchain industry in the U.S and beyond.
ShapeShift Co-Founder: US Crypto Regulation Worsening
Publicado en Jun 16, 2018
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