FBI can’t be blamed for wiping hard drive with $345M BTC, say judges
A US appeals court says the FBI isn’t at fault for wiping a drive containing over 3,400 Bitcoin, as its convicted owner never informed the government that he owned the tokens.
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A US appeals court says the FBI isn’t at fault for wiping a drive containing over 3,400 Bitcoin, as its convicted owner never informed the government that he owned the tokens.
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