Solana heist suspect to stand trial in New York
A person accused of Bitcoin fraud has been indicted twice in as many days by New York authorities. In this instance, the defendant was first engaged as a security guard to prevent the precise crime he is now accused of committing.
Shakeeb Ahmed, a senior cybersecurity engineer from New York, worked for an unnamed Bitcoin exchange. However, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) asserts that Ahmed stole $9 million in virtual currency from the Solana blockchain instead of using his expertise to protect his business from cryptocurrency thefts.
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