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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]
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.
17 paź 2023 · Over the next decade, the coins Zhong stole rocketed in value, ultimately reaching an eye-watering $3.36 billion. Photos show Zhong on yachts, in front of airplanes, and at big time...
17 paź 2023 · Crypto 911: Jimmy Zhong hacks his way to $3 billion crypto fortune. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on news from a heist in the cryptocurrency space.
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 ...
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...
7 lis 2022 · Prosecutors said Zhong executed a sophisticated scheme to defraud Silk Road of what was about $650,000 worth of bitcoin, based on the value of the cryptocurrency when the fraud took place in...
