High bitcoin price may have played role in Toronto crypto CEO's kidnapping: experts

As police continue to investigate the kidnapping of the CEO of a company specializing in cryptocurrency this week, experts say such attacks are rare and can coincide with the price of crypto, which hit an all-time high in recent days.

2024-11-09 01:38:21

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Smithsonian Shows Laptop That Caught Thieves Who Stole Bitcoins Worth Billions

The old saying goes, “crime doesn’t pay”—unless you’re the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), apparently, tracking down billions of dollars in stolen Bitcoin. The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History has recently put on display a rather …

2024-11-22 02:44:02

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First Mover Americas: Solana Breaks Out to New Cycle Highs

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Nov 18, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

2024-11-18 13:21:59

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