US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
'Activity' Recorded in Bitcoin Account Linked to Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note: TMZ
- On Tuesday, TMZ reported activity in the Bitcoin account cited in a ransom note linked to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
- The ransom correspondence demanded 1 Bitcoin, about $70,000, and cited a legitimate Bitcoin address, TMZ, KGUN 9 and KOLD reported.
- Bitcoin's public blockchain allows explorer tools to reveal transactions and payments, while blockchain forensics firms can trace wallet locations and identify suspects, Bezalel Eithan Raviv, CEO and founder of Lionsgate Network, said.
- Authorities say there is no official confirmation the Bitcoin wallet is linked to kidnappers, investigators weigh TMZ's correspondence, and 36-year-old Arizona resident Carlos was detained Tuesday then released.
- The search is entering its eleventh day after Nancy Guthrie's family found her missing on February 1st, FBI surveillance footage shows a masked person at her house, and Savannah Guthrie said `we will pay`.
Insights by Ground AI
Podcasts & Opinions
27 Articles
27 Articles
Coverage Details
Total News Sources27
Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Center
Bias Distribution
- 58% of the sources are Center
58% Center
L 16%
C 58%
R 26%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
