U S Doj Seizes A Record 3 36 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin Linked To The Dark Web
The seizure involving 50,676 saw the accused, James Zhong, plead guilty to unlawfully obtaining the cryptocurrency, the DOJ said in a press statement on November 7. Zhong, accused of stealing bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace, is said to have deployed sophisticated measures to hide the proceeds. Cryptocurrency tracing According to Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the crime was committed almost a decade ago, with the whereabouts of the Bitcoin remaining unknown....