{"id":136685,"date":"2024-09-03T19:30:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=136685"},"modified":"2024-09-03T14:43:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T11:43:26","slug":"scottish-authorities-convert-stolen-bitcoin-to-cash-after-unique-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/scottish-authorities-convert-stolen-bitcoin-to-cash-after-unique-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Authorities Convert Stolen Bitcoin to Cash After Unique Robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cpdlp2x3178o\">unusual case<\/a><\/strong>, three men armed with a machete and a Toblerone bar broke into a home near Glasgow, marking Scotland\u2019s first instance of stolen cryptocurrency being traced and seized.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Inspector Craig Potter from Police Scotland\u2019s Cyber Investigations unit noted this case as groundbreaking for Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The Bitcoin, which was converted into approximately $144,000 (or \u00a3109,600), had a value significantly lower at the time of the theft, around $5,400 per Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wazirx-users-unlikely-to-recover-full-funds-after-234-million-hack\/\" title=\"WazirX Users Unlikely to Recover Full Funds After $234 Million Hack\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/wazirx-240x170.png\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">WazirX Users Unlikely to Recover Full Funds After $234 Million Hack<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The incident took place in Blantyre, where the attackers used the Toblerone bar in their assault and forced the victim to transfer Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>Following the seizure, John Ross Rennie, convicted for possessing the stolen Bitcoin, was identified as a key figure in the crime. 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