Feds Seize $3.36 Billion Crypto Linked to Silk Road
Feds seized 50,000 stolen Bitcoin
By: Jack Dunham •
Regulation & PoliticsIn a historic move this week, the Feds announced the seizure of over 50,000 bitcoin that had been stolen about a decade ago when a single bitcoin was worth around just $10 USD. It’s the second-largest bitcoin recovery on record and the biggest completed by the recently-created Virtual Assets Unit. So where were the coins hidden and how were they recovered by the Feds?
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