In August 2016 a hacker moved 119,754 $BTC out of Bitfinex. $71 million then, over $10 billion today.
Ilya Lichtenstein did the hack; his wife Heather Morgan helped launder it. They were caught through a $500 Walmart gift card redeemed in her name at their home address, plus a file in his cloud account holding the wallet's keys.
The US seized more than 94,000 BTC in 2022. Both pleaded guilty in 2023.
The blockchain never forgets.
Ilya Lichtenstein did the hack; his wife Heather Morgan helped launder it. They were caught through a $500 Walmart gift card redeemed in her name at their home address, plus a file in his cloud account holding the wallet's keys.
The US seized more than 94,000 BTC in 2022. Both pleaded guilty in 2023.
The blockchain never forgets.