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17 paź 2023 · The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than $3 billion. CNBC obtained never-before-seen body camera footage that shows how investigators linked Jimmy Zhong to the Silk...
James "Jimmy" Zhong (born May 24, 1990) is an American man who was convicted in 2022 for stealing over 51,680 bitcoin (then worth about $620,000; [2] value as of 2023 approximately $3.4 billion [3]) from the online black market Silk Road between 2012 and 2014. [4]
21 paź 2023 · Guy Who Stole Billions in Bitcoin Lived a Sad Life. Image by Jimmy Zhong. A Bitcoin "original gangster" who stole cryptocurrency from the original Silk Road a decade ago spent lavishly — but...
4 lis 2023 · Despite his rapid ascent to wealth and notoriety in cryptocurrency, Jimmy Zhong's life remained a contrasting landscape of loneliness and unfulfilled relationships. According to sources close to him, Zhong's social circle appeared more attracted to his material wealth than to him.
19 paź 2023 · As for the original crime against Jimmy Zhong — the bitcoin theft in Athens that led him to the 911 call in March 2019 — that crime has never been solved. The perpetrator remains at large. Zhong's dog, Chad, is staying with a friend.
Zhong is also captured showing them a metal case he said he once used to store $1 million in cash so he could impress a woman. “Did it work?” asked Lt. Thompson. “Nope,” Zhong said.
But the 911 call that came in on the night of March 13, 2019, was unlike anything the Athens-Clarke County Police Department had ever encountered. On the phone was 28-year-old Jimmy Zhong, a local party boy and Georgia alum who frequented Athens’ drinking establishments.
