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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]
17 paź 2023 · The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than $3 billion. Key Points. In 2012, someone stole 50,000 bitcoin from the Silk Road, an illegal dark web marketplace.
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...
20 paź 2023 · In the sting operation, they discovered crucial evidence at Zhong’s residence and managed to get a look at his Bitcoin wallet where he had stored $60 or $70 million worth of Bitcoin, CNBC...
19 paź 2023 · CNBC published the story of the life and arrest of Jimmy Zhong and released a new documentary called “Crypto 911: Exposing a Bitcoin Billionaire.” Who is Jimmy Zhong? Jimmy Zhong came to study in the United States from China and masqueraded as a wealthy student living near the University of Georgia in Athens, trying not to miss local parties.
18 paź 2023 · A report from CNBC has revealed additional details surrounding Jimmy Zhong, who last year was arrested in connection with the theft of more than 50,000 bitcoins from the Silk Road marketplace.
26 lis 2023 · The 2012 mystery of who stole a bundle of bitcoin that eventually ballooned to $3 billion in worth puzzled authorities for the better part of a decade, but in 2019, Jimmy Zhong finally made an...
