Court Orders $9 Billion Bitcoin Restitution in Bitfinex Hack Case

January 15, 2025 Bitcoin.com

Court Orders Billion Bitcoin Restitution in Bitfinex Hack Case

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A federal court has determined that 94,643 bitcoin, seized following the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack, will be returned to the cryptocurrency exchange as part of voluntary restitution agreements tied to plea deals with the convicted perpetrators. Voluntary Restitution in Bitfinex Hack Includes $9 Billion in Bitcoin With a valuation exceeding $9 billion, this recovery represents […]

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Russia Begins Liquidating Seized Bitcoins From Bribery-Convicted Official

January 10, 2025 Bitcoin.com

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The Russian government has started selling part of the 1,032 bitcoins seized from former investigator Marat Tambiev, convicted of taking bribes. Russian Authorities Seize Real Estate Belonging to Bribery-Convicted Official The Russian government has reportedly begun selling a portion of over 1,032 bitcoins (BTC) seized from a former investigator, Marat Tambiev, who was convicted of […]

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Crypto Myth Debunked? There’s No Evidence China Owns 194,000 Bitcoin

December 12, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Last week, Bitcoin.com News dropped an editorial that spilled the beans on all the governments clutching bitcoin, whether they snagged it through criminal busts or by mining or buying it. In the piece, we noted that China might be sitting on a stash of over 190,000 bitcoins, and our report also threw in that this […]

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Opportunities Appearing for High-Quality Altcoins, According to Real Vision Analyst Jamie Coutts – Here’s Why

August 9, 2024 The Daily Hodl

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A closely followed crypto analyst believes that top altcoin projects could soon surge toward higher prices based on one key metric. Jamie Coutts, the chief crypto analyst at Real Vision, says that “high quality” altcoins could be approaching a market bottom based on the top 200 equal weight index versus market cap ratio. The top […]

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Chinese Fraud Victims Seek Government Aid in Recovering 61,000 BTC Seized by UK Law Enforcement

April 14, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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A group of Chinese victims of a $6 billion fraud scheme have requested assistance from their country’s foreign ministry in recovering 61,000 bitcoins, seized from a fraudster and her associate. The fraud victims have strongly opposed attempts to transfer the ownership of these bitcoins to the U.K. government. Petition Garners More Than 2,500 Signatures A […]

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‘Eccentric’ Crypto Laundering Mastermind Dreamed of Being Anointed a Buddhist Goddess

March 28, 2024 Bitcoin.com

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Zhimin Qian, the alleged mastermind behind the cryptocurrency laundering, dreamed of being anointed as a Buddhist goddess by the Dalai Lama. Qian also had plans to build a Buddhist temple, an airport, and a port in Danube, a fictitious micronation situated between Serbia and Croatia. Zhimin Qian’s Digital Diary Zhimin Qian, the alleged mastermind behind […]

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Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Restores User Access to Half of Bitcoin Balances, Report

March 22, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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Bitzlato users can now partially withdraw their bitcoin funds from the dismantled cryptocurrency exchange, according to a media report. The Russia-linked trading platform was targeted by Western law enforcement and had its France-based server infrastructure seized in January. Bitzlato Customers Allowed to Withdraw Up to 50% of Their Bitcoin at the Exchange Users of Bitzlato’s […]

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Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Sells Helios Facility to Galaxy Digital for $65 Million, Galaxy to Host Argo’s ASIC Fleet in Texas

December 29, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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After the publicly-listed bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain suspended trading on Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange, the company said it would follow up the next day with an announcement. The following day, on Dec. 28, 2022, Argo detailed it is selling its Helios facility to Galaxy Digital for $65 million, and the financially troubled […]

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BTC Whale Transfers $940 Million Out of Coinbase — 3 Batches of ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2011 Move

October 19, 2022 Bitcoin.com

BTC Whale Transfers 0 Million Out of Coinbase — 3 Batches of ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2011 Move

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On Tuesday, October 18, researchers from the crypto analysis platform Cryptoquant identified an outflow of 48,000 bitcoin coming from the trading platform Coinbase Pro. According to the researcher’s summary of the situation, a large portion of the funds were old coins. Whale Transfers 48,000 Bitcoin Amid Coiled Market While bitcoin (BTC) has been trading under […]

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Despite Significant Difficulty and Low BTC Price, Bitcoin’s Hashrate Continues to Climb Higher

October 16, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Following the largest difficulty increase the Bitcoin network has seen in 2022, the network’s hashrate has not been affected by the 13.55% increase. In fact, five days ago at block height 758,138, the network’s computational power surpassed the all-time high (ATH) recorded on October 5, as it reached 325.11 exahash per second (EH/s) on October […]

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