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"textContent": "\n\nJake 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 collapse of Japan's Mt. — Read the rest \n\nThe post The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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