US arrests operator of shuttered bitcoin investment platform

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BitFunder boss allegedly lied about hack.

US arrests operator of shuttered bitcoin investment platform
The operator of a shuttered bitcoin-denominated exchange has been arrested on federal charges that he lied to US securities regulators to avoid taking responsibility for the theft by hackers of virtual currency now worth nearly US$70 million. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced the ...

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