Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison

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Crypto Law

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15 November 2024

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Cointelegraph by Turner Wright

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US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, in 2022 for laundering Bitcoin connected to the Bitfinex exchange.

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Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison

Crypto Law

15 November 2024

Cointelegraph by Turner Wright

Original blog post

This is a syndicated article. To read the full article, click here.

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