The July 13 Bitcoinica Investigation and Sound Justice #bitcoin

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The July 13 Bitcoinica Investigation and Sound Justice #bitcoin

On July 26, AurumXChange, MtGox and BitInstant posted a thread on the Bitcointalk forums with new evidence relating to the theft that had taken place on July 13, in which an unknown individual gained access to Bitcoinica’s MtGox account and was able to withdraw the maximum 40,000 BTC and $40,000 USD. According to AurumXChange, the hacker proceeded to transfer the $40,000 USD through their service into Liberty Reserve. However, soon after the incident, AurumXChange found a request by Zhou Tong to exchange $40,000 USD on Liberty Reserve for an equivalent (minus fees) deposit into his bank account in Singapore. Zhou Tong had never dealt with AurumXChange before as an exchange customer. Furthermore, the email address used by the hacker, [email protected], was the same as the one used to open a MtGox account, which is beyond doubt linked to Zhou Tong and Bitcoinica. This e...

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