Spanish cryptocurrency exchange 2gether has announced that it won’t compensate users for the full amount of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) stolen in August 2020. The exchange said that almost 5,000 of its customers won’t receive their cryptos under the compensation plan.
Company Asks 9% of Its Users for More Time to Gather the Remaining Funds
According to the announcement, 91% of the users will be fully compensated as part of the firm’s capital round to gather enough funds for the purpose. The crypto exchange argues that it cannot pay the full amount because of the higher prices seen in BTC and ETH.
However, the company offered some solutions to the 9% of users affected by the measure:
Customers can choose to either accept or reject the proposal made by 2gether. If the users decide to reject the mentioned solution, the exchange asks them to give the company “more time to try recovering the total amount of funds as soon as possible.â€
The Spanish crypto firm also said it will enable a feature in its app to allow users to proceed with the solution offered. However, the company didn’t provide a timeline to obtain the remaining funds for the full compensation.
Per a newsletter sent via email to all 2gether customers, the capital round gathered over 1.5 million euros ($1.8 million).
Controversy on Social Media After the Announcement
However, the announcement sparked controversy among the crypto exchange’s customers on social media. On Twitter, a user expressed his disappointment on the matter:
On Aug. 1, 2020, 2gether suffered a cyberattack that affected several crypto trading accounts. At the time, the amount stolen by the hackers was over 1 million euros ($1.2 million as of press time).
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