Coincheck sold for $34 million to Monex
Coincheck., the cryptocurrency exchange that lost about $500 million of customer deposits to hackers in January, was acquired by Monex.
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Stolen Coincheck cryptocurrency traced to Canada
Some of the funds stolen from Coincheck Inc. in the $500 million heist have been traced to a cryptocurrency exchange in Canada.
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North Korea suspected of hacking Japanese crypto exchange
South Korea’s spy agency has begun investigating the possibility that North Korean hackers orchestrated the theft of about $500 million worth of digital coins.
Coincheck hack spurs calls for cryptocurrency regulation
At 2:57 a.m. on Friday morning in Tokyo, someone hacked into the digital wallet of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck and pulled off one of the biggest heists in history.
Coincheck to repay users following $400 million hack
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck said it will use its own capital to reimburse customers who lost money in Friday’s $400 million theft.