Bitcoin OTC Trade in Hong Kong Goes Wrong: $500,000 Stolen


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Yellow tape showing a crime scene. Image: Shutterstock In brief A group of men reportedly stole over $500,000 from a woman trading cryptocurrency in Hong Kong. This is the first of two cryptocurrency related robberies in Hong Kong since the start of the year. In the past, sometimes traders themselves have been kidnapped. Over 3.5 million yuan ($500,000) was stolen in Hong Kong today during a cryptocurrency OTC trade, according to local news site Apple Daily . The robbery reportedly took place in the Kwun Tong district of Hong Kong. On the upper floor of the Wah Kai Centre, an...