[2014-07-31] Tokyo Police Launch Investigation into Missing Mt. Gox Bitcoin

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http://www.coindesk.com/japan-police-launch-investigation-missing-mt-gox-bitcoin/

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an official investigation into possible illicit activity surrounding the closure of Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox.

The news comes roughly five months after the bitcoin exchange reported it lost roughly 744,400 BTC – then about $350m in customer funds, and about one month since Mt. Gox was approved for its Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the US.