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DMM Bitcoin completes bitcoin purchases to compensate users, the cause of the theft is still under investigation

Crypto exchange DMM Bitcoin announced that in response to the illegal outflow of cryptoassets that occurred on May 31, 2024, debt financing 5 billion yen, debt financing 5 billion yen and subordinated debt financing 2 billion yen have been completed, raising a total of 55 billion yen (about 354 million US dollars). Bitcoin equivalent to the stolen amount used to compensate users was purchased on June 14. The cause of the theft is still under investigation. On May 31, it was reported that about $300 million worth of bitcoin was stolen from DMMBitcoin's wallet.