The US Justice Department announced on Tuesday that it has uncovered its largest cryptocurrency theft to date, seizing $3.6 billion in bitcoin tied to digital currency exchange Bitfinex's 2016 hack.

$4.5 billion in bitcoin: US uncovers biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft

?The volume stolen amounts to about 0.75 per cent of all bitcoin in circulation. Bitcoin plunged by just over 23% after the news broke

Bitcoin worth $72 million stolen from Hong Kong's Bitfinex exchange

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