"NEM" spill Case searching for men who exchanged for another cryptographic asset December 21, 16:54

In a case where a cryptocurrency worth about 58 billion yen was leaked from a so-called virtual currency = a major exchange of crypto assets `` coin check '', the Metropolitan Police Department had several men who exchanged some crypto assets for another , And searched for related parties.

In January of last year, a cryptocurrency called "NEM" worth about 58 billion yen was leaked from a major cryptocurrency exchange "Coin Check" and was exchanged for another cryptocurrency on a dark anonymous site .

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the flow of the leaked "NEM" and, according to investigators, identified multiple men who had exchanged for another cryptographic asset and suspected of violating the Organized Crime Penalties Act Was searched.

Men also said that they had taken the "NEM" they had obtained in exchange for exchanges at home and abroad.

The Metropolitan Police Department will consider the men's case and continue the investigation to identify the individuals involved in the spill itself.