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$579K in stolen Bitcoin mining computers recovered, man arrested, LAPD says
A 27-year-old Canyon Country man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing Bitcoin mining computers valued at about $579,000, the Los Angeles Police Department said Tuesday.
Bryan Thola allegedly had the stolen computers in his cargo van and in a public storage unit, according to an LAPD news release. He was booked into the LAPD’s Van Nuys jail on Thursday and released the next day on his own recognizance, inmate records show.
Photos released by the LAPD show stacks of computers inside a van and in a storage unit room.
Bitcoin computers worth around $579,000 that were allegedly stolen are seen inside a cargo van and storage unit where they were later found by police in the Los Angeles area. Los Angeles Police Department
These devices are part of a wider global network of high-powered computers that run Bitcoin code to verify transactions and record them on the cryptocurrency’s blockchain — a process that involves solving complex algorithms to record a new series of transactions called a block, according to Forbes. Computers compete to add blocks to the chain and miners are paid per block.
“Mining, or transaction processing, is performed by incredibly expensive and powerful computers whose sole function is to run algorithms to solve the mathematical problem that allows its owner to earn a block of Bitcoin — and the revenue that comes with it,” Richard Baker, CEO of blockchain mining and services provider TAAL Distributed Information Technologies, told Forbes.
It is unclear how the LAPD obtained the allegedly stolen computers.
No further details have been released by police as the investigation continues.
Anyone with information can call the LAPD’s Commercial Crimes Division at 213-486-5920 between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. During non-business hours or weekends, the department can be reached at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Those wishing to remain anonymous can call LA Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or visit LAPDOnline.org and click on “webtips.”
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Bitcoin has lost out on an asset rally fueled by positive comments from the Federal Reserve, while a tight US election race casts doubt on whether Donald Trump will get the chance to implement his pro-crypto agenda.
The digital asset fell 2.4% on Wednesday, following a Fed-fueled surge in an index of megacap tech stocks Magnificent Seven by one of the largest margins in 2024. The token retreated further on Thursday, changing hands at $63,750 as of 6:10 a.m. in London.
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‘This is huge’ — Billionaire Mark Cuban issues ‘incredible’ Bitcoin and crypto prediction amid price slump
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came back with a vengeance this year when former President Donald Trump Cryptocurrency boosts US presidential election in November with ‘revolutionary’ plan.
The price of bitcoin has surged to more than its all-time high in recent months, surpassing $70,000 per bitcoin and triggering a wave of mega-optimistic predictions about the price of bitcointhough it fell again this week, falling below $65,000 after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady.
Now, as Elon Musk suddenly breaks his silence on bitcoin and cryptocurrenciesBillionaire investor Mark Cuban called a California plan to digitize 42 million car titles using blockchain an “incredible step forward” and “huge” for cryptocurrencies.
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Mark Cuban, famous Shark Tank investor and billionaire owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, has… [+] called a cryptocurrency update “amazing” amid bitcoin’s price slump.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain, it was reported by Reuters, through technology company Oxhead Alpha on the Avalanche blockchain and designed to detect fraud and facilitate the securities transfer process.
“This is an incredible development for crypto,” Cuban, best known as an investor on TV’s Shark Tank and owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, posted on X, joking that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler could sue the state as part of his hostility toward cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
“The reason this is huge for crypto is because people who hold the tokens will have an app with an Avalanche wallet,” Cuban said. “Tens of millions of Californians having and using a crypto wallet in the next five years, or however long it takes, normalizes the use of wallets and crypto.”
John Wu, president of Avalanche developer Ava Labs, told Reuters that California’s DMV is “creating a wallet that you can download on your phone.”
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Bitcoin’s price has rallied this year, triggering a wave of bullish bitcoin price predictions from… [+] people like billionaire Mark Cuban.
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Last month, Cuban predicted that if the US dollar falls as the global reserve currency, bitcoin could become “a global ‘safe haven’” and a “global currency.” potentially sending the price of bitcoin to a much higher level.
According to Cuban, bitcoin could become what its most ardent supporters “envision” — a means “of protecting our economies… This is already happening in countries facing hyperinflation.”
The price of bitcoin has skyrocketed over the past year, largely due to the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, leading a bitcoin attack on Wall Street.
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