The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office in South Korea recently discovered the loss of a large amount of Bitcoin related to a criminal case during a routine inspection of seized assets. The estimated loss is tens of billions of won (reports cite internal rumors of approximately 70 billion won, or about $48 million). It is understood that the prosecution stored Bitcoin-related passwords and other information on a mobile storage device, and the loss may have occurred during the inspection when the suspect mistakenly visited a allegedly fraudulent website. The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office officially responded that they "could not confirm" the matter. An internal investigation has been launched. (Ohmynews)