On this week's Mugshot, we're traveling to Iceland to hear the story of Sindri Stefansson. This recent story involves Sindri and his misfit crew stealing millions of dollars worth of expensive computer equipment, in an effort to establish their own BitCoin mining project.

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Swelling
"Night II"
Meydan
"Insomnia Pt. 1"
SoundCrate
"Squad"
SoundCrate
"Shady Dealings"
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Sources:
https://news.bitcoin.com/mastermind-who-planned-icelands-biggest-bitcoin-heist-jailed-for-4-5-years/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43838582
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/18/big-bitcoin-heist-suspect-sindri-thor-stefansson-escapes-prison-flees-iceland-pm-katrin-jakobsdottir-plane
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iceland-bitcoin-heist-sindri-thor-stefansson-sweden-flight-katrin-jakobsdottir/
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/bitcoin-heist
https://grapevine.is/news/2018/04/18/five-strange-facts-about-that-icelandic-fugitive-youve-been-hearing-about/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/11/the-big-bitcoin-heist