5 Arrested in Japan Over Bitcoin Fraud
Cryptocurrency fraud is on the rise in Japan as 5 individuals got arrested for buying cryptocurrencies in fake fiat money. A total of 12 arrests have been made in this case.
- Aditya Worah
- Apr 20, 2018
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Cryptocurrency fraud is on the rise in Japan as 5 individuals got arrested for buying cryptocurrencies in fake fiat money. A total of 12 arrests have been made in this case.
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A NASA project aims at making use of Ethereum’s smart contracts technology to automate certain functions of spacecrafts such as avoiding space debris.