Ex-UK crime agency officer ordered to repay £1.8M for stealing seized Bitcoin
- —Chowles moved 50 of 97 BTC from Thomas White's seized wallet in May 2017
- —Authorities recovered 30 BTC, now worth over £1.8 million versus £36,000 at theft
- —Prosecutors assessed his criminal benefit at £1,970,759.27
- —£1,066,956.83 of the recovered funds will cover White's separate confiscation order
Why it matters: The case shows blockchain analytics can trace stolen coins even through mixers such as Bitcoin Fog.
Source: DiarioBitcoin