A US court ruled that the FBI was not liable for destroying a hard drive containing 3,400 bitcoins; approximately 3.7 million bitcoins may now be permanently lost.

A US court ruled that the FBI was not liable for destroying a hard drive containing 3,400 bitcoins, which were disposed of after the owner repeatedly denied ownership. Approximately 3.7 million bitcoins (18% of the total supply) may now be permanently lost.