Quote from: Timelord2067 on February 05, 2019, 09:21:12 AM

there has been no official refuting from the New Zealand Police - https://www.police.govt.nz/news/search-results/cryptopia - Last satatement from NZ Police was on the 22nd of January 2019.

Not all police communication is via their website.

When an article quotes a specific police officer it is safe to assume that they said it - otherwise it could be considered defamatory or false publication.

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Detective Inspector Greg Murton, of Canterbury police, said it was "not correct" that more currency had been transferred without authorisation.

Quote from: Timelord2067 on February 05, 2019, 09:21:12 AM

Funny how only a couple of days ago xtraelv was debunking stuff.co.nz

Stuff has reported numerous things that are plain stupid.

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Most custodial exchanges hold users assets in cold wallets, which cannot be easily accessed. Smaller sites, like Cryptopia, may not be able to afford the same protection, making them targets for hackers.

Since when are cold wallets expensive ?
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Police have now stormed the office of a Christchurch cryptocurrency trader after millions of dollars worth of currency appears to have disappeared in a security breach.

Apparently Police storms buildings when you call them.
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"Some of the exchanges in New Zealand deliberately won't hold cryptocurrencies on behalf of people because they just become a target for hackers."

Show me a peer to peer centralized exchange that doesn't hold cryptocurrency on behalf of people.
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Their main expert they keep quoting Associate Professor Alex Sims is a associate professor of law. Some of her reported assertions about crypto technology have not been accurate or out of context.

Either she does not have the technical insight, Stuff has been reporting her comments incorrectly or quoted the comments out of context..

Quote from: Timelord2067 on February 05, 2019, 09:21:12 AM

Now he's relying on their same website to back up his assertion.

They quoted Detective Inspector Greg Murton, of Canterbury police. Who is known to be in charge of operation crypto.

My personal opinion is that Stuff has been on a fishing expedition. Because they don't have a clue they make false assertions in the hope that they get a response from someone who corrects them.