Big Bitcoin Heist

Iceland’s Missing Bitcoin Miners May Be In China

Icelandic police think Chinese authorities may have discovered where its 6,000 missing bitcoin mining computers have gone.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 May 2018

Iceland’s ‘Big Bitcoin Heist’ Suspect Has Been Arrested

Iceland's alleged bitcoin mining computer thief Sindri Thor Stefansson, who escaped from prison last week, was arrested in Amsterdam Monday.

Markets  ·  24 April 2018
Bitcoin Miners

Alleged Bitcoin Miner Thief Says Police Held Him ‘Without Evidence’

Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged thief behind the "Big Bitcoin Heist," says he was free when he escaped from prison and flew to Sweden.

Markets  ·  23 April 2018
Crime

Bitcoin Mining Hardware Thief Escapes from Prison

Sindri Thor Stefansson, the alleged culprit behind the theft of 600 cryptomining computers, escaped from prison earlier this week.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 April 2018