Hands holding a Bitcoin symbol. A hack left the operator of a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform without enough bitcoins to cover what he owed users, prosecutors said. (Photo: Shutterstock)

(Bloomberg) — The operator of a now-defunct cryptocurrency investment platform was charged with lying to U.S. regulators to hide the fact that hackers stole more 6,000 of his customers' bitcoins.

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