cover of episode Diamond Hands | IRS-CI
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Sofia DiMartino：本集讲述了 James Zhong 如何通过复杂的网络攻击盗取了价值数百万美元的比特币，以及 IRS 犯罪调查部门如何利用区块链技术和数字取证技术追回这些赃款。她介绍了案件背景、调查过程中的挑战以及最终的成功。 Tyler Hatcher：作为 IRS 犯罪调查部门的特工，Hatcher 详细解释了加密货币、区块链技术以及 IRS 如何利用这些技术来调查金融犯罪。他描述了 Silk Road 的运作方式，以及他们如何追踪丢失的比特币。他解释了在调查过程中遇到的挑战，例如追踪匿名交易和识别犯罪嫌疑人。他还讨论了在调查中使用物理监控和搜查令的重要性。最后，他表达了对区块链技术未来应用的乐观态度，认为它在正确运用下可以造福社会。 Tyler Hatcher：作为一名经验丰富的特工，Hatcher 深入探讨了加密货币犯罪的复杂性，以及 IRS 如何应对这些挑战。他解释了区块链技术如何成为调查的关键，以及如何利用公开的交易记录来追踪资金流动。他还详细描述了他们如何克服在追踪匿名交易和识别犯罪嫌疑人方面的挑战，并最终成功追回被盗的比特币。他强调了执法部门在打击加密货币犯罪方面的持续努力，以及技术进步在这些努力中的重要作用。

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James Zhong executed a daring heist against the Silk Road, stealing 50,000 Bitcoin. Tyler Hatcher, an IRS Criminal Investigation agent, details the digital detective work that led to Zhong's arrest and the recovery of millions in Bitcoin.

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During the cryptocurrency boom of the 2010s, those who held their assets made huge fortunes. Among them was James Zhong - a young man who'd amassed an unbelievable virtual treasure trove. But he'd come across his fortune illegitimately - by executing an audacious one-man heist against the most notorious black market on the Dark Web.

Sophia Di Martino joins IRS Criminal Investigation agent Tyler Hatcher, whose digital detective work recovered millions of dollars in ill-gotten Bitcoin for the US Government.

From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Joe Foley. Music by Nick Ryan.

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