Coinbase Director Flags Possible Hack Behind $8B Bitcoin Awakening
A Coinbase director has raised suspicions that the recent movement of $8 billion in long-dormant Bitcoin may be the result of a hack. Conor Grogan, a Coinbase director, has speculated that the $8 billion in Bitcoin ( BTC...
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