The numbers are quite alarming. According to this Forbes article, while the number fluctuates based on the market price and the published amount at the authors time of writing, these are the quoted amounts that have been lost due to hacks as well as human error.
DAO - $53 million
Bitfinex - $72 million
Parity - $30 million + $275 million
Mt. Gox $460 million
Coincheck $530 million
Thats over $1 billion that has been lost! Obviously, cryptocurrency is giving us specific challenges around protecting our assets. At the same time, this gives us the opportunity to push the limits of this technology in order to elevate our lives, right? What are your thoughts about this news?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/09/27/cryptocurrency-how-to-avoid-getting-hacked/#184495a14692