According to a Monday press release, the billion-dollar seizure is from a man who “unlawfully obtained” the coins from darkweb market Silk Road over a decade ago. The report said James Zhong, who was accused of committing wire fraud in September 2012 when he unlawfully obtained over 50,000 BTC, pled guilty on Friday. …
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