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Charity Boss Suspects Stolen Coins Were Used in 180 BTC Donation
By Jon Southurst, Coindesk.com
An old story about bitcoin charities and stolen coins resurfaced this week, with Dmitry Murashchik, Director of Bitcoin100, telling Forbes that he suspects a large donation might have come from a 2013 exchange hack, but he has no way of knowing for sure.
The 180 BTC donation in question took place in January 2013. At that time, the total value was under $3000, but it would be closer to $150,000 at today’s rates.
Murashchik, better known as ‘Rassah’ on the BitcoinTalk forums, has operated Bitcoin100 since 2011 as a means to promote more widespread bitcoin use and demonstrate its effectiveness at fundraising without processing fees or chargebacks.