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Joanna Connolly started a blog post MtGox bitcoin chief Mark Karpeles arrested in Japan
2 August 2015, 22:02

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MtGox bitcoin chief Mark Karpeles arrested in Japan

Japanese police have arrested the CEO of the failed company MtGox, which was once the world's biggest exchange of the virtual currency, bitcoin.

Mark Karpeles, 30, is being held in connection with the loss of bitcoins worth $387m (£247m, €351m) last February. He is suspected of having accessed the exchange's computer system to falsify data on its outstanding balance.

MtGox claimed it was caused by a bug but it later filed for bankruptcy.

Read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-33745611
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