Cryptopia

Ex-Cryptopia Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $170K in Crypto

The unnamed employee created copies of Cryptopia's private keys and saved them to a USB affording access to over $100 million in crypto.

News  ·  5 July 2021

Cryptopia Exchange, Currently in Liquidation, Gets Hacked Again: Report

The hacked wallet belonged to a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, which had not lost funds in the 2019 hack, as reported by Stuff.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 February 2021
Liquidations

Users of Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Can Now Make Claims to Recover Funds

The liquidator of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange has opened a portal so former users can begin making claims to retrieve their trapped funds.

Business  ·  11 December 2020
Exchanges

Cryptopia Users Can Claim Assets From End of 2020, Says Hacked Exchange’s Liquidator

Grant Thornton said the process of repatriating $100 million worth of crypto assets from the now-defunct Cryptopia exchange will begin later this year.

Business  ·  18 September 2020
Exchanges

Cryptopia Creditor Issues Legal Notice to Liquidator Over Alleged Failures, Fees

Blockchain firm GNY has sent a legal notice to Grant Thornton New Zealand over alleged high fees and failures to properly address its claim.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 July 2020
Exchanges

Cryptopia Users Win Victory in Court Case Over Crypto Assets Worth Over $100M

In the fallout from a massive hack of the New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, users at last have a little good news.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 April 2020
Exchanges

Cryptopia’s Liquidator Claws Back Nearly $5M, But Identifying Crypto Ownership a ‘Mammoth Task’

The liquidator for the collapsed New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia now has NZ$7.2 million on balance for potential user refunds. Finding out who's owed what, though, is proving a tough task.

Business  ·  12 December 2019
Exchanges

Cryptopia Exchange Kept Users’ Cryptos in Pooled Wallet: Liquidator

The liquidator for the collapsed Cryptopia exchange says the way the platform was managed is slowing up the task of determining user holdings.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 August 2019
Exchanges

Collapsed Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Owes Creditors $2.7 Million: Liquidators

The liquidators of hacked New Zealand crypto exchange Cryptopia say it owes over $2.7 million to creditors, while user losses are still unknown.

Business  ·  31 May 2019
Legal

Hacked Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Files for US Bankruptcy Protection

Cryptopia has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. seeking to preserve vital user data held on servers in Arizona

Policy & regulation  ·  27 May 2019
Exchanges

Collapsed Cryptopia Founder Wants You to Put Funds on His New Exchange

Adam Clark, creator of the now-defunct Cryptopia, is trying again with a new exchange. Details are slim.

Markets  ·  22 May 2019
Exchanges

Hacked Cryptocurrency Exchange Cryptopia Goes Into Liquidation

Cryptopia, the crypto exchange hit by a major hack in mid-January, has appointed professional services firm Grant Thornton as liquidator.

Business  ·  15 May 2019
Exchanges

Cryptopia Exchange Resumes Crypto Trading Amid Banking Issues

Cryptopia, the cryptocurrency exchange hit by a major hack in mid-January, has restarted trading of 40 pairs deemed secure.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 March 2019
Exchanges

Hacked Exchange Cryptopia Discloses Estimate of Stolen Crypto

New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia has given an idea of the losses arising from a hack on its platform last month.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 February 2019
Crime

Hackers Just Stole Another $180K in Ether From Cryptopia Exchange

Hackers still have control over cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia and have removed more funds, says blockchain data firm Elementus.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 January 2019