Coincheck to compensate users in digital money theft next week

Coincheck Inc., the Tokyo-based operator at the heart of a massive digital money theft, said Thursday it will start reimbursing its customers possibly next week and blamed a computer virus infection for the cryptocurrency loss.The exchange also said it will resume part of its business. Following the theft of 58 billion yen (about $543 million) worth of digital money in January, Coincheck has promised to compensate some 260,000 holders of the stolen cryptocurrency NEM to the tune of 46 billion yen.The announcement came the same day Japan's financial watchdog took administrative action agains…READ FULL ARTICLE