[ The Bitcoin and the other crytomonedas/ethereum/ripple] The Largest Robbery of cryptomonedas

One of the most important change companies in Japan recognized an attack on its database and the theft of 453 million dollars in a cryptocurrency called NEM, which would represent the largest amount stolen since virtual currencies exist.

After a day full of rumors and speculation in the market, Coincheck, one of the main cryptocurrency exchange platforms in Japan and Asia, announced that it had detected an unauthorized access to its system at dawn on Friday.

The measure affects the withdrawal, sale and issuance of NEM, as well as other virtual currencies and yen.

The case comes after the Asian country was the scene in 2014 of the scandal of Mt.Gox, once the biggest exchange house of the cryptocurrency, which went bankrupt after the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoins for alleged embezzlement by its owner, Mark Karpeles. Japan has been at the forefront of opening up to cryptocurrencies (the form of payment that has the backing of its value in the codification of data) by recognizing them and establishing legal requirements for all exchange bureaus established there, which has triggered its value .