New details and new accusation appear in the case against Mark Karpeles who was first arrested in Tokyo on August 1.
Mark Karpeles, who presided over the dramatic 2014 collapse of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, was found guilty of tampering with financial records but will likely avoid jail time after receiving a suspended sentence.
Prosecutors have demanded the Japanese court to charge Mt. Gox CEO Mark Kapelès a minimum 10-year jail term under charges of Bitcoin embezzlement and fraud.
Shaun Bridges, a former Secret Service agent, pleaded guilty on Monday to diverting to his personal account over $800,000 worth of bitcoins during an investigation into online black marketplace Silk Road.
New details and new accusation appear in the case against Mark Karpeles who was first arrested in Tokyo on August 1.
Lawsuit of the Japanese robbed by Mt. Gox was dismissed as the Judge acknowledged bitcoin as ‘intangible asset.’
The investigation of massive data manipulation at Mt. Gox reveals new details.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested the CEO of the Mt.Gox bitcoin exchange over the loss of a ‘massive amount’ of the virtual currency.