The house, reportedly worth around $345,000, was bought in a series of transactions by Tomáš Ji?ikovský and his partner Eva Bartošová. The property was originally registered under Ji?ikovský’s grandfather, Jan Goliath.
Sheep Marketplace shut down in December 2013, following claims hackers had absconded with approximately $5.3m in bitcoin. Users who tracked the stolen funds on the blockchain voiced suspicions that the theft was an inside job. A site named Sheep Market Scam alleging that a further 40,000 BTC was moved to an address previously associated with the site.
According to reports, The Ministry of Finance’s Financial Analytical Unit (FAU) flagged a payment of approximately $35,000 from bitcoin exchange Bitstamp to Bartošová, who was unable to account for the origin of the funds. Further payments to a lawyer and a realtor were also reportedly tracked.
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Czech Police Seize $345,000 Property Linked to Bitcoin Hack
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