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 - 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 - 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...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
Coinbase CSO says ‘good ol’ fashioned police work’ landed the FBI the private keys. Coinbase chief security officer Philip Martin has refuted suggestions the American...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
On June 7, the United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the “recovery” of 63.70 bitcoin from the funds Colonial Pipeline sent to the hackers. The official story has a number of inconsistenci...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
A bitcoin ATM operator has been sent to federal prison for two years for running an illegal cryptocurrency exchange operation. U.S. authorities have seized 17 bitcoin ATMs, along with some cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin.
Illegal Bitcoin ATM Oper...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 years ago
Law enforcement authorities in Kyrgyzstan have confiscated thousands of crypto mining machines as part of a new offensive against illegal cryptocurrency mining in the country. Investigators have also identified industrial enterprises that have been s...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 years ago
If you’re a cryptocurrency holder with past-due tax debts, your provable holdings may be confiscated by the IRS if you don’t pay back what you owe. The United States...