Smithsonian to display IRS laptop that tracked Bitfinex’s 120K stolen Bitcoin – Cointelegraph
The MacBook Pro belonging to an Internal Revenue Service employee who tracked down and seized 120,000 bitcoins stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016 is now in the collection of the world-famous Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. “Laptops are central to criminal cases that demonstrate the evolution of our understanding of cryptocurrencies,” said Ellen Feingold, […]
Laptop Used to Trace Bitcoin Stolen From Bitfinex Headed to Smithsonian – Decrypt
The 2019 MacBook Pro used by the IRS to track and seize $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is now in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution. At the time, the Department of Justice press release It touted the recovery of stolen BTC as the “largest financial seizure in […]
Mariska Hargitay’s ‘SVU’ costume donated to the Smithsonian
Captain Olivia Benson has made no secret of this. An outfit worn by actress Mariska Hargitay's character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is now part of the collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. Hargitay and SVU creator and executive producer Dick Wolf presented the donation, which included a blue […]
El museo Smithsonian rinde homenaje a miembros indígenas del servicio militar estadounidense en el Día de los Caídos
Cada Día de los Caídos, Washington, al igual que ciudades de todo Estados Unidos, ofrece eventos para honrar a los miembros del ejército que murieron mientras servían a sus países: un desfile por las calles, una ceremonia en el Cementerio Nacional de Arlington y motocicletas recorriendo la ciudad. Además de estos eventos ampliamente conocidos, hay […]
Smithsonian to Pay $50,000 to Ousted Tourists Wearing Pro-Life Attire
The Washington, D.C.-based Smithsonian Institution recently agreed to pay $50,000 to a tourist it had previously kicked out for wearing pro-life apparel. according to CBN NewsThe National Air and Space Museum has agreed to pay a settlement to a group of 12 plaintiffs: Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School students and their parents in […]
Walnut, endangered white-naped crane, passes away at Smithsonian National Zoo
One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end. Walnut, a white-naped crane and internet celebrity, has died at the age of 42. She is survived by her eight chicks, the loving staff of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and Walnut’s cherished human caretaker, Chris Crow. […]
Smithsonian Links Ancient Roman Plagues to ‘Climate Change’
ROME — Long before the industrial revolution and fossil fuels, “climate change” was wreaking havoc on the health of ancient Romans. smithsonian museum the magazine claims. Citing research published in journals scientific progress, smithsonian museum underscore Correlation between cold, dry periods in ancient Rome and “catastrophic bouts of deadly disease” from 200 BC to 600 […]