Japanese Lender Mizuho Caught in Mt. Gox Scandal
Mizuho is the latest in a string of organizations facing heat over connection to MT. Gox. (Reuters) Connection to the former leading Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, has entangled another business partner in the exchange's highly publicized demise. One of Japan's largest lenders, Mizuho Bank Ltd., was added as a defendant to an existing U. S. lawsuit against Mt. Gox. The suit alleges that Mizuho aided Mt. Gox's fraud by providing banking services to the troubled exchange. Mizuho held fiat currency on behalf of Mt. Gox and its customers, and the amended lawsuit claims that the lender mingled....
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