The theft, which follows the disappearance of about $470 million worth of bitcoins from the Mt. Gox exchange in 2014, sent shockwaves through the global virtual currency community. Photo: BloombergTokyo: Japan’s Financial Services Agency raided Coincheck Inc.’s offices a week after the cryptocurrency exchange lost about $500 million to hackers, hauling out documents and computers as evidence. The theft, which follows the disappearance of about $470 million worth of bitcoins from the Mt. One of the victims of the Coincheck heist was Virtual Currency Girls, a newly formed eight-member group that mix wrestling masks with maid outfits to perform songs.

Source: Mint February 02, 2018 02:48 UTC