Hackers are calling for Coinbase to pay up or else they will share personal info they "appear" to have obtained from bribing COIN workers.
The hackers are asking for $20 million.
Less than 1% of Coinbase's monthly transacting customers were impact.
The company's preliminarily estimate of the cost is "approximately $180 million to $400 million," per a SEC filing.
At this point, COIN says there's been "no compromise of passwords or private keys" and targeted workers weren't ever able to access customer funds.
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OCC-regulated banks may buy and sell assets held in custody and are permitted to outsource bank-permissible crypto-asset activities, including custody and execution services. https://t.co/0ScQdgNaS6
OCC has officially given a green light to crypto trading and custody at national banks.
The regulators clarified in a letter published today that national banks and federal savings associations "may buy and sell crypto assets held in custody at a customer's direction."
They are also permitted to outsource custody and execution services to third-parties.
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