Japan cryptocurrency exchange raided over massive loss

Japan cryptocurrency exchange raided over massive loss

Reporters and camera crews gather on Feb. 2, 2018, in front of a Tokyo building that houses Coincheck Inc.'s head office, where the Financial Services Agency conducted a raid over the virtual currency exchange's loss of some 58 billion yen ($530 million) in cryptocurrency in a hacking attack the previous week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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