The US government is ordering the return of over 94,000 bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Worth $71 million at the time of the theft, the BTC stash is now worth over $11.8 billion, making this one of the biggest asset recoveries in history.
https://bitcoinnews.com/legal/return-94000-stolen-bitcoin-bitfinex/
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2025-01-17 14:06:52
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