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Bitcoin Cold Case: The Tale of the Dormant Wallet With Close to 80,000 BTC From Mt Gox

Bitcoin Cold Case: The Tale of the Dormant Wallet With Close to 80,000 BTC From Mt GoxFor the last 11 years, a mysterious wallet associated with the Mt Gox scandal has sat dormant holding close to 80,000 bitcoin worth $3.7 billion today. While the wallet was once the sixth-largest address a few years ago, today it’s the ninth-largest wallet in terms of bitcoin held, and the funds have never been spent […]

Mastercard launches ‘next generation’ of blockchain payments startup program

Justice Department Seizes Over $3.6 Billion Worth of Bitcoin Linked to Bitfinex Hack

The U.S. Justice Department has seized $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin, marking the largest seizure of cryptocurrency of all time and the biggest financial seizure ever. In a statement, the Justice Department says it seized over 119,754 BTC from 34-year-old Ilya Lichtenstein, and his wife, 31-year old Heather Morgan. The Bitcoin seized by the feds […]

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Mastercard launches ‘next generation’ of blockchain payments startup program

$3.6 Billion in Bitcoin From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Consolidates Into a Single Address

.6 Billion in Bitcoin From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Consolidates Into a Single Address$3.6 billion or 94,643.29 bitcoin stemming from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was moved and consolidated into a single wallet following 23 transfers. At the time of writing, the $3.6 billion in bitcoin remains idle and the trading platform Bitfinex says it “continues to work globally with law enforcement agencies” in regard to the matter. More […]

Mastercard launches ‘next generation’ of blockchain payments startup program