Capital: A federal judge froze the U.S. assets of the chief executive of a once-dominant online exchange for virtual currency and two related companies.
U.S. District Judge Gary Feinerman placed a temporary freeze Tuesday on the assets of Mt. Gox Chief Executive Mark Karpelès, a related U.S. company, and the Japanese parent company of the online exchange. The Japanese firm that operates the exchange was shielded from the order because of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings.
