Two Japanese were arrested for receiving cryptocurrency related to the largest cryptocurrency exchange robbery in history

In Tokyo, two men were arrested for receiving NEM coins associated with the robbery of the Coincheck crypto exchange for $ 530 million.

Metropolitan Police Department detaineda thirty-year-old doctor from Hokkaido and the head of the Osaka company of the same age. According to the Jiji Press, the reason for the arrest was a suspicion of gaining income from illegal activities, which is a direct violation of the law on combating organized crime.

The investigative service claims that the men purchased stolen non-mikoins, the movement of which was monitored by law enforcementorgans have been monitored since the Coincheck hack, initially knowing their origin. According to the police, for some time these men after receiving the NEM exchanged it for other cryptocurrencies.

These are the first Coincheck hacking arrests and$ 530 million was stolen from her clients of non-mycoins in 2018, although an investigation team of 100 people was formed after the incident. Investigators hope that progress in business will help them get on the trail of hackers.

According to research by Chainalysis, in 2019, most of the criminal cryptocurrency passed through Binance and Huobi.

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