US seizes US$3.6bil of stolen bitcoin in record haul

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Wednesday, 09 Feb 2022
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US authorities have recovered 94,000 bitcoin stolen back in 2016 now worth RM15.07bil, and arrested a couple accused of laundering the bitcoins. — Bloomberg

The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at US$3.6bil (RM15.07bil), a record seizure.

A couple accused of seeking to launder the bitcoin were arrested in New York, the department said. Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, were set to appear in federal court over the charges later in the day.

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-CWGA	0.125	0.125	0.100	0.110	-0.020	-15.38	2,493,440
HSI-CWEZ	0.140	0.140	0.125	0.130	-0.020	-13.33	2,237,181
HSI-PWHC	0.160	0.175	0.155	0.170	-0.005	-2.86	1,455,388
HSI-PWFZ	0.185	0.205	0.185	0.195	0.015	8.33	1,028,928
ECOSHOP-CE	0.040	0.045	0.040	0.040	0.000	0.00	846,398
HSI-CWC6	0.230	0.230	0.185	0.190	-0.060	-24.00	503,111
HSI-CWEI	0.070	0.070	0.055	0.055	-0.020	-26.67	491,235
MYEG	0.970	0.975	0.960	0.965	-0.005	-0.52	447,664
PDZ	0.035	0.035	0.025	0.030	0.000	0.00	394,376
JIANKUN	0.030	0.030	0.025	0.030	0.005	20.00	334,717
TANCO	0.975	0.980	0.955	0.955	-0.020	-2.05	330,374
YTL	2.170	2.210	2.160	2.200	0.020	0.92	283,314
HSI-PWFS	0.055	0.060	0.050	0.060	0.010	20.00	275,433
XIAOMI-C36	0.165	0.165	0.145	0.150	-0.015	-9.09	242,369
KPJ	2.810	2.820	2.760	2.800	-0.010	-0.36	239,802

US seizes US$3.6bil of stolen bitcoin in record haul