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The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency’s darkest chapters

By Roger Park

Boing Boing
Feb 26, 2026
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The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection

Jake Adelstein is an American journalist and author based in Japan. His work includes Tokyo Vice (adapted into an HBO Max series), The Last Yakuza, and Tokyo Noir. Adelstein’s latest book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection, examines the col…

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