<story><title>Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange hacked, losing $530M: NHK</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-cryptocurrency/tokyo-based-cryptocurrency-exchange-hacked-losing-530-million-nhk-idUSKBN1FF29C</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>LAMike</author><text>The 0x protocol will allow for decentralized exchanges, so hacks like this would be a thing of the past if it gains adoption.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;0xproject.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;0xproject.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ReverseCold</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s still impossible to have a decentralized exchange convert between USD and a coin.&lt;p&gt;XEM (the coin that was stolen) doesn&amp;#x27;t have plans to implement 0x, but there are other plans for decentralized exchange.</text></comment>
<story><title>Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange hacked, losing $530M: NHK</title><url>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-cryptocurrency/tokyo-based-cryptocurrency-exchange-hacked-losing-530-million-nhk-idUSKBN1FF29C</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>LAMike</author><text>The 0x protocol will allow for decentralized exchanges, so hacks like this would be a thing of the past if it gains adoption.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;0xproject.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;0xproject.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>coralreef</author><text>0x is specific to ERC20 tokens though, staying strictly on the Ethereum main chain.&lt;p&gt;There are some other decentralized exchanges in development however.</text></comment>