Why the Nancy Guthrie kidnappers would demand Bitcoin

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A commemorative Bitcoin coin is pictured on 100 euros notes in Dortmund, western Germany

When a 5 p.m. PT ransom deadline passed this week in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, investigators were still grappling with a crucial uncertainty: Was the Bitcoin demand real — and if so, who sent it?

In two unverified notes sent to media outlets, the sender claimed to have abducted the 84-year-old mother of Today S...

Source: https://mashable.com/article/nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-bitcoin-crypto-crime

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