UK gov’t could sell $6.3B seized bitcoin to help economy, report
The billion-dollar bitcoin stash could help the UK out of a $25 billion black hole — if the government decides to sell.
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This wild Satoshi theory links Paul LeRoux and Craig Wright
Speculation around Satoshi's private keys has breathed new life into an old theory involving ex-crime boss Paul LeRoux and Craig Wright.
Crypto CEO on the run after allegedly stealing 1,800 BTC and 28,000 ETH
Sixty-four-year-old crypto CEO Horst Jicha, who allegedly stole crypto worth $170M, has tampered with his ankle monitor and gone on the run.
There’s a Russian market selling faces for BTC to bypass KYC
Buyers looking to commit 'face fraud' pay bitcoin for anonymous headshots that can then be used to bypass know-your-customer checks.
AT&T paid hacker 6 bitcoins to film deletion of stolen data
AT&T revealed that the data of "nearly all" of its 109 million AT&T Wireless customers was stolen by the ShinyHunters group in April.
Woman allegedly offered bitcoin and sex for murder
New Yorker Yue Zhou allegedly tried to exchange bitcoin, cash, and sex for the murders of her lover's spouse and daughter.
Kidnapped businessman kept in cage by bitcoin ransom gang
UK prosecutors claim the businessman was kidnapped at gunpoint while out playing golf and told to cough up $15 million in bitcoin.
‘Investor’ behind 200-bitcoin UK injunction tied to billion-dollar scam
An ‘investor’ who brought the UK’s first bitcoin freezing injunction is a Chinese takeaway worker linked to a $6B bitcoin laundering scheme.
Scottish land deal linked to bitcoin scam was ‘plain money laundering’
Prosecutors claim estate agent offered Scottish land for money laundering, 'plain and simple,' in $5 billion UK bitcoin laundering case.
Takeaway worker guilty of laundering billions with bitcoin
Takeaway worker Jian Wen bought property in Dubai and jewelry in Zurich to help convert the 3,000 bitcoin into 'more tangible assets.'