Schools in Canada, USA and New Zealand Recieved Demands for Bitcoin

*The worlds largest cryptocurrency is caught in the middle of a controversial terror threat against schools.

There's No Evidence of Any Bombs being Planted or Detonated but Police are Investigating

Spammers are sending a wave of threats to businesses, schools, and other locations in English-speaking countries across the world, demanding bitcoin in exchange for not detonating a supposed bomb. There’s no evidence of any actual explosives being placed or detonated, but it’s causing numerous evacuations and law enforcement investigations across the US, Canada, and New Zealand — and potentially elsewhere.
Taken from ; https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/13/18139724/bitcoin-bomb-threat-scam-email-us-police-department-investigation-evacuations

Did Anyone Send Any Bitcoin to the Terrorists?

The bitcoin wallet of which the ransom money is to be sent varies between between location. Creating a different wallet for each location is a common tactic, allowing criminals to verify which targets have paid via associated address.

According to Tom Scott (@tomscott): https://twitter.com/tomscott?s=09

"he Bitcoin-spam-scammers have moved on from fake blackmail threats to fake bomb threats. So far no-one's paid anything to the address, and I suspect it'll stay that way."