How cryptocurrency is laundered: Case study of Coincheck hacking incident

On January 26, 2018, 58 billion yen ($530 million) worth of a cryptocurrency, NEM, was fraudulently accessed, and was then stolen from the Coincheck Exchange, headquartered in Japan. This hacking incident is unprecedented not only because it was one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency heists, but...

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Published in:Forensic Science International: Reports
Main Authors: Yoichi Tsuchiya, Naoki Hiramoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910721000724