The Cryptopia exchange closed once again, with a message replacing the trading website, posted this Wednesday. This time, the lockup of wallets and trading is indefinite, with no timeline for reopening while a liquidation investigation lasts.
The Cryptopia lockup followed a brief period where the exchange opened Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC) wallets for withdrawal. But other wallets remained locked, despite not being affected by the hack. The move angered the digital asset community, for losing assets that were not stolen, and for generating doubts that Cryptopia had no plans to return the funds.
Additionally, the exchange was a point of access for relatively...