Volatility aside. Bitcoin was touted to be secure. Now it can be stolen? It was also touted to be anonymous. Maybe this is the weakest link. When in troubles, there is no traceability.
So much to say... If BTC anarchist/libertarian ideologues wish it to be extra governmental, then government shouldn't expand tax dollar to protect BTC holders. Self regulation begins with choice. However, I'm glad to see government's intervention which clearly justifies their oversight of BTC.
So who actually stole the loot? In the video, they believe the heist was carried out by someone else. But then how did it end up in the hands of those two sleazeballs? (Man, that chick was a real class.) Anyway, if the government's accusation is correct, it means there's a higher-up and they are just pawns, which also might mean they don't actually own the crypto wallet. They're only loaning their names.
Nah, they paid someone to do the tech part but the 2 probably had fished the pwd or something needed to do the deed. They didn't have all the BTC so the hacker probably has the rest
From what I've been told, hackers are the least ethical when it comes to sharing. So if you were the hired hand with the "pwd", would you give the coins to those two loonies, or keep it for yourself? I know what I would do.
Forecasts for bitcoin are already changing so often that getting at least a small profit is already a good thing. It seems to me that now it is worth being prepared for many scenarios.