“$3 Billion Divine Mistake: 50,000 Bitcoins Stolen for 10 Years, Eventually Exposed by a $200 Transaction!”

A secret transaction lasting 10 years was ultimately destroyed by a single $200 transaction!

In 2012, hacker Jimmy Zhong exploited a dark web vulnerability to steal 50,000 Bitcoins, worth only $620,000 at the time. As the price of Bitcoin skyrocketed, by 2021 this asset surged to $3 billion. He was extremely careful with money laundering, but fate dealt him a fatal blow.

In 2019, a $200 transaction exposed all his secrets—transfers to an exchange that required real-name verification, and the police easily tracked his whereabouts through his IP address.

In 2021, the FBI raided his home and discovered 50,000 Bitcoins, cash, precious metals, and 25 physical Bitcoins, marking the second-largest cryptocurrency seizure in U.S. history.

Although he admitted to telecom fraud, he was sentenced to only 1 year in prison due to his active cooperation with the investigation.

This $3 billion blunder teaches us: no matter how sophisticated the money laundering techniques are, they cannot escape technological tracking! The 'myth of anonymity' in the cryptocurrency world has ultimately been shattered by reality.