Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Miners used an empty warehouse of an electricity supply company to plug into the grid and mine crypto on a variety of devices, including gaming consoles. Ukrainian au...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The U.S. has sentenced a creator of video streaming and downloading websites to prison for 12 months and one day. The feds also seized $3.9 million from him, including more than $1 million in cryptocurrency.
Man Sentenced to Jail for Copyright Infrin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz has ordered the seizure of cryptocurrency funds raised by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. His department has reportedly started taking control over digital wallets used by the terrorist group to co...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
Hamas' efforts to raise funds via crypto had reportedly accelerated following the 11-day war between Israel and the organization in May of this year. Israeli defense...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
The country’s Minister of Defence Benjamin Gantz signed the order for crypto wallets associated with the militant group yesterday
Through its Ministry of Defence, the Israeli government ordered on Wednesday that 84 crypto addresses that had bee...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The U.S. has sold about 500 bitcoins seized back in 2018 for about $19.2 million. This was reportedly the largest net forfeiture in the Northern District of Ohio’s history.
Federal authorities in the U.S. state of Ohio have sold bitcoins seize...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
The Metropolitan Police have not specified the types of cryptocurrencies seized during the operation.
Police in the UK have reportedly seized over £114 million ($158 million) worth of cryptocurr...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
British police have carried out U.K.’s largest crypto seizure to date. Detectives working on a money laundering case found a staggering £114 million worth of cryptocurrency in a suspect’s account. Scotland Yard vowed to continue the...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 3 years ago
A renowned TV host and a doctor are among wealthy individuals whose crypto assets were confiscated by the government.
South Korea authorities have seized over $47 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum as well as other cryptocurrencies, the Financial...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
The police chief of Tehran said authorities had raided 50 locations across the Iranian capital in the last 48 hours, discovering 3,000 illegally operating crypto miners....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Iranian police have reportedly seized 7,000 bitcoin mining machines operating illegally in the country. The machines were found in an abandoned factory west of the capital.
7,000 cryptocurrency mining machines have been seized by Iranian authorities...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
The benchmark cryptocurrency slipped briefly under the $29,500-level on June 22 as a Glassnode report indicated the possibility of miner capitulation in China. Bitcoin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Authorities seized more than 400 Bitcoin miners in Venezuela this weekend in two major confiscations. Local reports indicate military personnel seized 332 miners from a transport truck. In another procedure, authorities seized 72 miners hidden in a h...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Antivirus tycoon John McAfee says he has no hidden cryptocurrencies, no assets left as there were all seized by the Feds, no friends, and no regrets. He has shared his story from prison, where he says he has “never felt more free.”
McAfee...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
The Federal Bureau Investigation (FBI) is under fire for an alleged unconstitutional seizure of 800 safety deposit boxes in Beverly Hills. According to reports, the FBI confiscated $86 million in cash, jewelry, and thousands of gold and silver bars....
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph β - 3 years ago
The FBI may have access to a lot more BTC in hacking group's addresses. JBS USA Holdings Inc. has paid an $11 million ransom in Bitcoin to cybercriminals as new detai...