US Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing $5 BILLION In Bitcoin.. Welcome back to The Crypto Merchant. A man in the US has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $5 billion of stolen Bitcoin in what authorities have called a historic case. The Department of Justice announced that James Zhong pleaded guilty to stealing more than 50,000 Bitcoin from the online Silk Road marketplace of the dark web. Police raided Zhong’s home in the state of Georgia last November, but it was only revealed following the hacker’s conviction. Cryptocurrency gives us the freedom to take back control of our finances, essentially enabling us to be our own bank. But with many relying on third-party wallet providers, their crypto is only as safe as the protections and security measures the provider has in place. Over the y
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