JPEX Scam: Hong Kong Cops Nab 4 More People Linked To Crypto Exchange
On Friday, officials in Hong Kong and Macao said that they had arrested four more people with ties to the cryptocurrency exchange JPEX, which is accused of bilking over 2,400 users out of about $200 million. The overall number of detentions has now reached 18 after these arrests, which the authorities have described as involving […]
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