Man Sentenced To Prison For Stealing $3.4 Billion In Bitcoin

Man sentenced to one year in prison for stealing 50,000 Bitcoin.

James Zhong sentenced to one year in prison for stealing 50,000 Bitcoin.

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The Bitcoin was stolen from the Silk Road dark web marketplace.

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Zhong tricked Silk Road into releasing Bitcoin to his accounts.

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Investigators recovered Bitcoin from underground safe and Cheetos tin.

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At the time of seizure, Bitcoin was worth over $3.4 billion.

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Today, the Bitcoin is still worth more than $1.5 billion.

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Zhong's Cheetos tin originally contained Flamin' Hot and Cheddar popcorn.

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