The Slovenian mining service NiceHash exchanged CEOs several weeks after the pirates stole Bitcoins from around $ 63 million in the last major attack of 2017.

After the relaunch of the platform, December 22, local media reported that the CEO Marko Kobal was gone, confirming himself on LinkedIn:

"As you know, since NiceHash worked around the clock to rebuild our internal systems and management structure, I will now stand aside and allow the new management to lead the organization during its next and exciting period of growth, so I decided to resign from NiceHash's CEO. "

4,000 BTC Despite the seriousness of the Attack, Kobal seemed confident that the service would continue to operate in the same capacity.

2017 saw a continuation of infrequent but poignant major hacking attempts hitting well-known entities in the cryptocurrency industry, including trade. The Youbit of Korea became the most recent victim, declaring bankruptcy after hackers stole funds rising to 17% of its net asset value.

In December Peter Smith, CEO of Blockchain, said the industry was late.