US prosecutors seek to cash in on $500000 bitcoin seizure after value soars to $8.5m in a year

US attorneys in Utah prosecuting a multimillion-dollar opioid drug-ring are moving quickly to sell seized bitcoin that's exploded in value to about $8.5 million since the alleged ringleader's arrest a year ago. The U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah cites the digital currency's volatility in court documents pressing … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit