Hi,
I see a lot of people being hacked or lost money.
I know a transaction is final but can you track them to a exchange?
So you can call the exchange and ask them to hold the wallet or something?
Or can you track them another way?
I hope there will be a good solution for this in crypto.
An ounce of prevention is cheaper than a pound of cure.
Good security can help you keep your coins. Some best practices:
Do not keep all your coins on an exchange - Cryptsy closed shop and took most of the deposits on hand. The owner ran off with them. He has not been found.
Have a different password for each exchange and email- Should be self explanatory but, if they get the password for one exchange and it's the one you use for everything, you will be wiped out.
Use Two-Factor Authentication - If someone does get your password they will still need to provide the 2FA code from an app or email.
Do not open links from people you don't know - This is a good way to get wiped out.
A short time after Cryptsy closed down someone noticed that there were a lot of Unobtanium for sale on an exchange (Bittrex I think). Through the UNO block explorer and known addesses they were able to determine that these coins were from Cryptsy. When Bittrex was made aware of this they locked the wallet down so the coins were safe. The coins were then transferred to the lawyers handling the class action against Cryptsy.