‘Big Bitcoin Heist’ Suspect Escapes Prison in Iceland, Feels for Sweden

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‘Big bitcoin Heist’ Suspect Escapes Prison in Iceland, Feels for Sweden

Sindri Thor Stefansson, the suspected architect behind Iceland’s “Big bitcoin Heist”, has escaped an Iceland prison and reportedly fled for Sweden. Stefansson is one of a group of suspects in a crippling heist in which 600 computers worth millions of dollars and used for mining bitcoin and altcoins were stolen. The theft, which local media called … Continued

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