Smithsonian to display IRS laptop that tracked Bitfinex’s 120K stolen Bitcoin
The Smithsonian Institution has obtained the laptop owned by former IRS agent Chris Janczewski that was used to track down the 2016 Bitfinex hacker who stole 120,000 Bitcoin.
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The Smithsonian Institution has obtained the laptop owned by former IRS agent Chris Janczewski that was used to track down the 2016 Bitfinex hacker who stole 120,000 Bitcoin.
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