ABSTRACT In late December 2020, as global attention was fixated on surging Bitcoin prices and the post-pandemic economic realignment, a catastrophic theft quietly unfolded beneath the surface of the blockchain. Nearly 127,426 BTC—valued at $3.5 billion at the time and now exceeding $14.5 billion—was exfiltrated from the Chinese mining pool LuBian, which controlled close to … Leggi tutto EXCLUSIVE REPORT – China’s $14.5B Crypto Crime: LuBian Bitcoin Theft Shocks Global Markets