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Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds

October 17, 20245 days ago CoinCap 0 Comments Bitcoin, bitcoin recovery, Bitcoin theft, Cardano, Chainlink, Crypto, Crypto Exchange Hack, Cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency crime, Cybercrime, DeFi, Heather Morgan, Ilya Lichtenstein, Lend, Money Laundering, Tezos, Tron, U.S. prosecutors., VEChain

Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on Bitfinex, should receive a reduced sentence of five-years in prison, prosecutors say.

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Feds want Bitfinex hacker ‘Razzlekhan’ jailed for 18 months

October 11, 20242 weeks ago CoinCap 0 Comments Bitcoin, bitfinex crypto, Bitfinex Hack, bitfinex hack 2016, Cardano, Chainlink, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Heather Morgan, heather morgan bitfinex, Ilya Lichtenshtein, Lend, Razzlekhan, Tezos, Tron, VEChain

Prosecutors said Bitfinex hacker Heather Morgan should receive a lenient jail sentence as she provided “substantial assistance” to the government.

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Only Bitfinex may get restitution in 2016 hack, per government filing

October 10, 20242 weeks ago CoinCap 0 Comments 2016 Bitfinex Hack, BFX tokens, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Hack, Bitfinex, Cardano, Chainlink, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Heather Morgan, iFinex shares, Ilya Lichtenstein, Lend, restitution, RRT holders, Tezos, Tron, US Government, VEChain

Bitfinex socialized the loss from the hack and reimbursed its customers within eight months, but potential victims can still come forward.

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