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Finance

South Korea investigates seed phrase leak in photo leading to $4.8 million crypto theft from tax authority

The National Tax Service said it had intended to provide a vivid shot of the seizure by sharing a photo.

By Olivier AcunaMar 2, 2026

National Tax Services office South Korea. (By Minseong Kim-Wikimedia Commons/Modified by CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

Still Learning After All These Years

CoinDesk Indices’ Andy Baehr on grass roots crypto adoption and paying forward the “gimmick.”

By Andy BaehrJan 15, 2025

Markets

Ex-Ripple CTO Can't Remember Password to Access $240M in Bitcoin

Just call it Schrödinger's bitcoin.

By Tanzeel AkhtarJan 13, 2021

treasure, gold
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