Ron Burgundy Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors in Manhattan are sitting on a multimillion-dollar bitcoin gold mine. Federal authorities hauled in 29,655 units of the digital currency - worth $27 million at current exchange rates - through an official forfeiture by Bitcoin this week. The bitcoins had belonged to Silk Road, an anonymous online black market that authorities say was a conduit for purchases of drugs and computer hacking services - even a place where assassins may have advertised. No one stepped forward to claim these bitcoins, which were found in electronic "wallets" used to store the digital currency. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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