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United States withdraws extradition request for Dubliner who stole $2m in Bitcoin
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United States withdraws extradition request for Dubliner who stole $2m in Bitcoin
Jailhouse gardener Clifton Collins gifted a Christmas bonus to the Irish taxpayer when he handed over more than €1.2 million in Bitcoin, cash and assets to the State. A further stash of the cryptocurrency, which is locked away behind a secret lost code, has now shot up in value to a staggering €100 million as Bitcoin value continues to hit record highs. Collins remained in Loughan House open prison this week, where he is studying horticulture, as lawyers for the Criminal Assets Bureau were given an order to confiscate the money, made up from the sale of 89 Bitcoin, cash and assets bought ...