Largest cryptocurrency: South Africa stole $ 3.6 billion in bitcoins

Two brothers, Amir and Race Keiji, who founded the investment platform Africrypt, are suspected of stealing $ 3.6 billion in bitcoins, RBC Crypto reports, citing Bloomberg. In April, company executives announced that it had been hacked and funds stolen. Users were asked not to contact law enforcement, as according to Amir Keiji, this would make it difficult to return the cryptocurrency.

However, the investors turned to the law firm Hanekom Attorneys to investigate the incident. Africrypt employees reportedly lost access to the site a week before its founder announced the hack.

The case is also being investigated by an elite South African police force. It contacted cryptocurrency exchanges to prevent attackers from selling the stolen cryptocurrency. However, when sending bitcoins, special services were used to confuse transactions. This makes it difficult to track the movement of funds. The site of the site is not available.

The Cage brothers launched Africrypt in 2019 and pledged high returns to investors. According to Bloomberg, the incident could be the largest cryptocurrency scam.

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