A shop in Hong Kong that accepts the digital currency Bitcoin. Bitfinex, a Bitcoin exchange based in the city, said that any outstanding settlements would be made at the price before it reported the hacking.Credit...Philippe Lopez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images HONG KONG — The digital currency Bitcoin plunged on Wednesday after Bitfinex, an exchange based in Hong Kong, said it had been hacked
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