US Hacker Sentenced for Laundering Billions in Bitcoin Heist
November 15, 2024
A U.S. court has sentenced hacker Ilya Lichtenstein to five years in prison for helping to launder money from one of the biggest cryptocurrency thefts ever. Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year to his role in a 2016 hack of the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, where he stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin. Lichtenstein laundered the stolen cryptocurrency with […]
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Bitcoin Drops Below $64,000 as $209 Million in Long Positions Liquidated
April 25, 2024
Bitcoin experienced a significant drop in value on Thursday morning, with its price falling below $64,000 and over $209 million in long positions being wiped out as the market faced a downturn overnight. Data from Coingecko, as reported by Decrypt, shows that Bitcoin is currently selling at around $63,700, representing a 4% decline on the […]
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