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Crypto payments are playing a growing role in the fast-moving disappearance case of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie. On Tuesday, there was activity in the Bitcoin account listed in a recent ransom note, TMZ reported. TMZ and two other local Arizona outlets, KGUN 9 and KOLD, previously reported receiving a ransom note, in which the purported kidnappers asked for Bitcoin in exchange for Nancy Guthrie.
On Wednesday, another letter was sent to TMZ, demanding a Bitcoin payment in exchange for information about the kidnapper. This new note asked for 1 Bitcoin, equivalent to about $70,000, and cites a legitimate Bitcoin address.
(Update: The payment into the Bitcoin account could lead to information about the suspect, Bezalel Eithan Raviv, CEO and founder of Lionsgate Network, a blockchain forensics firm, told the New York Post.)
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On Wednesday, another letter was sent to TMZ, demanding a Bitcoin payment in exchange for information about the kidnapper. This new note asked for 1 Bitcoin, equivalent to about $70,000, and cites a legitimate Bitcoin address.
(Update: The payment into the Bitcoin account could lead to information about the suspect, Bezalel Eithan Raviv, CEO and founder of Lionsgate Network, a blockchain forensics firm, told the New York Post.)
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Bitcoin reportedly sent to wallet associated with Nancy Guthrie’s ransom letter providing potential clue in investigation | Fortune
Meanwhile, authorities released surveillance video showing the alleged captor who remains at large.