Bitcoin’s 2021 woes have been attributed to a number of factors, including the US government’s ability to recover the bitcoin ransom from last month’s Colonial Pipeline hack. That has been cited as evidence that the cryptocurrency is more traceable than previously thought, potentially decreasing its value to certain investors.  Americans billion in bitcoin in analysis It’s important to note that Ledger suffered a data breach in July 2020, which resulted in the theft of some customers’ personal data -- but, significantly, not their crypto assets. No private keys to wallets were taken, but there were reports of customers receiving phishing emails and other scamming threats afterward. That noted, Ledger has long been a trusted name in the crypto world, but the data breach is a good reminder to be careful online -- especially when it comes to dealing in crypto assets.

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