UK Bitcoin Haul & Crypto Home Invasion Robbery
The UK may keep its £3.8 billion Bitcoin haul after a High Court ruling, while a crypto trader in the UK was robbed of $800K at knifepoint in a home invasion targeting his Ledger device.
What we know
Two UK crypto security stories dominated the hour. On the institutional side, a High Court ruling has raised the UK government's chances of keeping a £3.8 billion Bitcoin haul. On the individual side, crypto trader 'realist' was allegedly robbed of ~$800,000 in crypto during a UK home invasion — intruders used tape, held knives to his face, and forced transfers from his wallets and a Ledger hardware device.
How the story developed
The UK may keep its £3.8 billion Bitcoin haul after a High Court ruling, while a crypto trader in the UK was robbed of $800K at knifepoint in a home invasion targeting his Ledger device.
A bombshell report claims hackers inserted microscopic spy chips into Ledger Bitcoin wallets sold through a fraudulent 'official authorized reseller' in Malaysia, resulting in over $80M in losses.
A Malaysian Ledger reseller was covertly purchased by hackers who inserted microscopic spy chips into hardware wallets, silently compromising over $80M in Bitcoin. The reseller was bound by NDA.
Sources
“UK chances of keeping £3.8bn bitcoin haul rise after High Court ruling”
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