U. S. Agents Didn't Play Key Role In Mt. Gox Bitcoin Thefts
The role U. S. government agents played in bitcoin thefts at Mt. Gox in 2013 has generated a lot of media coverage recently. But one security firm investigating the Mt. Gox thefts, Tokyo-based WizSec, believes the agents did not play a significant role in the missing bitcoins. The Mt. Gox exchange collapsed in early 2014 and declared bankruptcy. In a recent blog post, WizSec provided an update on its investigation. "First of all: no, we don't think these agents are main characters in the story of the missing MtGox bitcoins, and the story doesn't begin in 2013 either," the blog post noted.....
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