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US Seizes 15B BTC, Indicts Chairman: Forced Labor Scam Compounds, Crypto Fraud

20 points| eevilspock | 4 months ago |justice.gov

17 comments

WJW|4 months ago

15 billion USD worth of bitcoin, not 15 billion bitcoins.

nathanaldensr|4 months ago

The title should really be corrected. I interpreted it the same way.

skilled|4 months ago

Previous discussion from a few days ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45580981

geor9e|4 months ago

Trainwreck of a headline. Suggestion: DOJ seeks $15B Bitcoin forfeiture from Cambodian forced labor scam.

eevilspock|4 months ago

In the media: https://thediplomat.com/2025/10/us-uk-announce-sweeping-sanc...

baobabKoodaa|4 months ago

How did they seize it?

jacknews|4 months ago

What I read is they hacked wallets that had the 'Milk Sad' vulnerability (predictable private key), but I'm skeptical as that's an old CVE, IMHO it's more likely an infrastructure or communications hack or a wrench attack - the suspect is now 'missing'.

adastra22|4 months ago

“15B in BTC” — please fix the title

edm0nd|4 months ago

There can only even be 21M BTC ever. Title is derp'd

simmerup|4 months ago

Until they change the alogrithm anyway

unknown|4 months ago

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