China accuses US of carrying out $13bn bitcoin hack

Cambodia's Prince Group tycoon reportedly has LuBian tokens stolen

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China accuses U.S. of hacking LuBian bitcoin owned by Cambodia's Prince Group. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 

LORRETTA CHEN

HONG KONG -- China has accused the U.S. government of carrying out a cyberattack that led to the theft of over $13 billion in bitcoin, as disputes over digital assets ratchet up tensions between Beijing and Washington.

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