Police arrest boss of failed Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange

Japanese police have finally caught up with Mark Karpeles, CEO of the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange that went bust early last year — taking some $387 million in user currency with it. Karpeles is charged with accessing the exchange’s computer system in order to manipulate the exchange figures and falsify the balance data being reported; … Continue reading Police arrest boss of failed Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange