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Fake Coinbase Texts Led to $900K Bitcoin Theft, US Seeks Seized Crypto

Fraudulent texts posing as Coinbase allegedly led to the theft of 33.7 bitcoin from two wallets held within one account. The bitcoin was worth approximately $900,000 at the time of the theft. Federal prosecutors now seek to forfeit cryptocurrency traced to part of it.

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