Pair linked to crypto investor kidnapping hand themselves in
The father-son duo reportedly owned the car linked to the kidnapping of a crypto investor whom the father invested crypto with.
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The father-son duo reportedly owned the car linked to the kidnapping of a crypto investor whom the father invested crypto with.
Read more (1 min) →The rate of crypto crime in Hong Kong has reportedly tripled over the past three years, with documented cases in 2023 involving $611 million.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission listed the Hounax exchange as suspicious this month after it faked ties with a VC firm.
The man is one of four recent arrests in connection to JPEX, the Dubai-based crypto firm that has seen losses of up to $191 million.
Hong Kong-based JPEX has suspended trading and seen one person arrested amid claims it's been operating in the country without a license.
The victim says she was handed a bundle of fake notes in return for $128k in tether while the shop's 'owner' fled through a back door.
Only OSL Exchange and HashKey Pro have been registered by Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission but Huobi and OKX have also applied.
The woman was tricked by scammers into making 40 separate crypto payments to claim compensation after the cat apparently died in transit.