China's cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft of about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin from the LuBian Bitcoin mining pool.
The Chinese National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center said the hack is likely a “state-level hacker operation” led by the US, citing the quiet and delayed movement of the stolen Bitcoin.
The US government seized the stolen Bitcoin, with federal prosecutors declining to comment on how or when they obtained control of the Bitcoin, and a lawyer for Chen Zhi calling the government's allegations about Chen “seriously misguided”.
