Stay updated with breaking news from Bitcoin Theft. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The US Department of Justice has managed to link the stolen bitcoins to a couple living in Manhattan and has been able to recover $3.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency from their accounts.
The US Department of Justice has managed to link the stolen bitcoins to a couple living in Manhattan and has been able to recover $3.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency from their accounts.
Less than a week after over 94,000 bitcoins linked to the 2016 Bitfinex hack were noticed in a suspicious transfer, the United States Department of Justice has announced the seizure of those bitcoins and the arrest of two individuals linked to the hack. The DOJ seized the bitcoins, currently valued at roughly US$3.6 billion, and will work with Bitfinex to return the crypto to victims of the 2016 hack.
Federal agents arrested artist Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan on charges of conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in Bitcoin.