The former head of MtGox, once the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, has pleaded not guilty in a Tokyo court to charges of embezzlement and data manipulation.Mark Karpeles was chief executive of MtGox when it collapsed in 2014, following the loss of 850,000 bitcoins, then worth nearly $0.4bn (£0.3bn).In its bankruptcy filing, MtGox blamed the loss on hackers.It later said it had found 200,000 bitcoins in old digital wallets.The prosecution claims that Mr Karpeles transferred 341 million yen ($3 million) from a MtGox account into an account registered in his own name during the last quarter of 2013.Bitcoin chief charged in JapanMtGox finds 200,000 lost bitcoinsMr Karpeles’ lawyers deny that this was embezzlement.”I swear to God that I am innocent,” he is reported to have told the court.Today, one bitcoin is worth £1,800, or $2,300, but the digital currency is notoriously volatile.
Källa: Former MtGox Bitcoin exchange boss pleads not guilty – BBC News
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