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'Crypto couple' husband confesses to being the original Bitfinex hacker during plea hearing
Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder the stolen cryptocurrency, and even admit…
Michelle Mark
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The US government owns $5.5 billion worth of bitcoin. Whether it holds or sells its stash could have a big impact on the token's price.
Several high-profile seizures have made the US government one of the world's largest bitcoin "whale…
George Glover
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Meet the crypto 'Bonnie and Clyde': A TikTok rapper who calls herself the 'Crocodile of Wall Street' and her husband 'Dutch'. We look at their alleged links to the Bitfinex hack.
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan behaved as if in a spy novel, the DOJ said in allegations they…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Bitcoin billionaire Mike Novogratz says the $3.6 billion Bitfinex hack recovery is bullish for crypto because it shows the strengths of the blockchain
"It's a good day for the crypto security companies," Galaxy Digital boss Mike Novogratz said after …
Harry Robertson
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Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein: All the latest on the NYC couple arrested over alleged Bitfinex $4.5B bitcoin-laundering plot
Everything to know about the husband and wife techies that have been arrested and accused of launde…
Rob Price,Becky Peterson
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Agents had to 'wrest' a phone out of the hands of one of the accused bitcoin launderers as she repeatedly tried to lock the device
Heather Morgan and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein allegedly had a "contingency plan" to flee to East…
Rob Price,Becky Peterson
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US Justice Department makes largest-ever financial seizure after recovering $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin tied to 2016 hack of Bitfinex
"Today, federal law enforcement demonstrates once again that we can follow money through the blockc…
Natasha Dailey
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Tether slapped with $41 million fine for 'untrue or misleading statements' on fiat currency backing
The CFTC discovered Tether only held sufficient fiat reserves to back its USDT stablecoin for only …
Isabelle Lee
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A crypto exchange accidentally paid a $24 million fee for a $100,000 ethereum transaction - but the miner agreed to return it
Bitfinex paid $24 million in transaction fees in one of the biggest "fat-finger" errors in crypto h…
Harry Robertson
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The man at the center of the world's largest stablecoin began his career as a plastic surgeon, went by 'Merlin,' and once had to pay Microsoft to settle a counterfeiting case
While Giancarlo Devasini is not CEO, the 57-year-old is seen as the central figure at both tether a…
Ethan Wu
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Heather Morgan, the rapper and wife in the NYC couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion of stolen bitcoin, can await trial at home
A judge likened the private crypto keys to a 'smoking gun' and ruled that Ilya Lichtenstein posed a…
C. Ryan Barber,Becky Peterson
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Crypto giant Tether faked key documents to set up bank accounts – and terrorists then used one of them to launder money, report says
Tether is a key player in crypto because it is the issuer of a dollar-pegged stablecoin with a $71 …
George Glover
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Suspect in 2016 Bitfinex bitcoin heist made raunchy TikTok raps on her 'hacker mindset' and wrote a cybersecurity article
Heather R. Morgan had an alter-ego as rapper "Razzlekhan," and dubbed herself the "Crocodile of Wal…
Natasha Dailey
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Bitfinex cryptocurrency linked to 2016 hack soars 51% after US recovers $3.6 billion, raising hopes that the token will be burned
US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, a rapper also known as Razzlekhan, fo…
Harry Robertson
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Celsius is weighing a crypto bankruptcy token to pay back creditors in reorganization
Celsius is considering a plan to issue a new cryptocurrency to repay creditors as part of a bankrup…
Brian Evans
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Self-proclaimed 'Crocodile of Wall Street' gets tech job while under house arrest
Heather Morgan, known as "Razzlekhan" in rap videos and charged in a $4.5 billion crypto conspiracy…
Sindhu Sundar
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Divorcing spouses are hiding millions of dollars of crypto from each other — and NFTs are increasingly involved too
Cryptocurrencies and NFTs are the new "Cayman Islands bank account" for divorcing couples, accordin…
Natasha Dailey
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From the college kid who made millions on a meme stock to Kim Kardashian's crypto misadventures, here are 7 of the craziest stories from markets in 2022
This year was a doozy for markets. From Razzlekhan to Kim Kardashian's run-in with the SEC, here ar…
Jennifer Sor
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Justice Department leaders are expanding their crackdown on cyber criminals and cryptocurrency abuse, a top official said
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said DOJ has a 12-member team led by a computer crimes prosecut…
C. Ryan Barber
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FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried calls for tougher regulations to tackle crypto scams, following arrests linked to $4.5 billion bitcoin hack
The 29-year-old crypto billionaire said stricter rules are needed to stop "scams, ponzi schemes and…