[Japan arrests criminal gang using Monero to launder money, involving more than 100 million yen] Golden Finance reported that as of October 21, a joint task force consisting of the Cyber ​​Special Investigation Department of the Japanese National Police Agency and nine prefectural police forces, including the Saitama Prefecture Police, arrested 26-year-old Yuta Kobayashi, whose address and occupation are unknown, on suspicion of using computers for fraud. Kobayashi is believed to be the leader of the gang, and the amount of losses is believed to exceed 100 million yen (667,100 US dollars). The gang abused the highly secretive virtual currency Monero to attempt to launder money, and Kobayashi's identity was found out by tracking the flow of funds. According to the National Police Agency, this is the first time that Japan has analyzed Monero and identified suspects.