The Great Bitcoin Heist: An Aussie Tale of Funds (and Fumbles)
Key Points
– **Who’s in Trouble?** The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of Australia is pointing fingers at federal police officer William Wheatley.
– **The Accusation:** Allegedly, William made a sneaky move by wiping a Trezor hardware wallet that contained a whopping 81.62 Bitcoin (BTC) during a 2019 drug raid.
– **The Wallet Story:** The police found the wallet during a raid but took their sweet time getting permission to access it – about three weeks!
– **The Big Disappearance:** By the time they checked it out, poof! No Bitcoins were found, as Wheatley supposedly transferred them to his own stash.
– **From Chump Change to Cha-Ching:** At the time of the raid, those 81.62 BTC were worth around $309,000; today, they’re worth approximately $4.2 million USD. Ka-ching!
Hot Take
Looks like our friend William was playing a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek! But kudos to him for managing to turn a police bust into a personal Bitcoin boom — that’s one way to diversify your investment portfolio! If only he had waited a little longer, he could’ve been the world’s next crypto millionaire instead of the next headline on the evening news. Remember, folks: in crypto, quick moves can lead to quick falls.
#CryptoCrime #AussieBitcoin #Heist #LawAndOrderOriginal article: https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-police-raid-bitcoin-hardware-wallet-trezor
