Judge orders video game developer to freeze accounts belonging to Ontario's so-called 'Crypto King'

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An Ontario judge has ordered the developer behind the popular video gaming platform Steam to freeze the accounts of Ontario’s so-called ‘Crypto King,’ to prevent him from trading or liquidating assets.

An Ontario judge has ordered the developer behind the popular video gaming platform Steam to freeze the accounts of Ontario’s so-called ‘Crypto King’ to prevent him from trading or liquidating assets.

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