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2 Men In Tokyo Arrested For Acquiring Cryptocurrency Linked To Coincheck’s $530M Hack

Roland James

Summary: Two men were arrested in Tokyo for acquiring cryptocurrency linked to the massive hack of Japan's Coincheck exchange in 2018. According to a report from Jiji Press on Wednesday, the men were held by the Metropolitan Police Department for acquiring NEM that were suspected of being taken in the Coincheck hack. One of the two ...

Two men were arrested in Tokyo for acquiring cryptocurrency linked to the massive hack of Japan's Coincheck exchange in 2018.

According to a report from Jiji Press on Wednesday, the men were held by the Metropolitan Police Department for acquiring NEM that were suspected of being taken in the Coincheck hack. One of the two men, who allegedly knew the tokens were stolen, is a doctor from Hokkaido and the other is a company exec from Osaka.

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