600 computers seized in China’s crypto mining crackdown
Authorities seized 600 computers and related hardware in Tianjin earlier this week, due to abnormally high electricity usage in the city, state media reported.
Authorities seized 600 computers and related hardware in Tianjin earlier this week, due to abnormally high electricity usage in the city, state media reported.
Sindri Thor Stefansson, the primary suspect in the "big Bitcoin heist," said he will be bringing his 'illegal' two-and-a-half month detention to the European Court of Human Rights.
Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged mastermind of the so-called “big Bitcoin heist,” wrote to Icelandic newspaper Frettabladid and wants to be assured he can go home without being arrested again.
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsecure will pay back its customers affected by the $3.4 million heist involving SegWit-Coin BTC. The catch, however, is that the refunds will be made in Indian rupees.
Coinsecure found out that 438.318 BTC was stolen from their company wallet. They claim, however, that the attack was not instigated by external entities, but by their own chief security officer, Dr. Amitabh Saxena.