🚨 A cybersecurity expert is currently being tried in the United States for allegedly stealing nearly $55 million in crypto… before laundering part of it in extremely rare Pokémon and Magic cards.
Jonathan Spalletta is accused of hacking Uranium Finance twice in April 2021.
The main attack is said to have used a vulnerability in a smart contract to drain 26 liquidity pools and retrieve about $53.3 million.
He pleaded not guilty, and the charges have yet to be proven at trial.
According to prosecutors, some of the crypto was then routed through Tornado Cash before being laundered in collectible items.
Among the alleged purchases, a complete first edition Pokémon Base Set for $750,000, a sealed first edition Pokémon box for $257,500, a Magic Black Lotus for 500 000 $ and 18 Alpha boosters for more than $1.5 million.
Authorities also say they seized about 31 million $ in crypto linked to the case in 2025.
Even if conversations show Spalletta who may have written “I did a crypto heist,” his defense argues that the prosecution will not be able to prove who was actually behind the keyboard at the time of the attacks.
Jonathan Spalletta is accused of hacking Uranium Finance twice in April 2021.
The main attack is said to have used a vulnerability in a smart contract to drain 26 liquidity pools and retrieve about $53.3 million.
He pleaded not guilty, and the charges have yet to be proven at trial.
According to prosecutors, some of the crypto was then routed through Tornado Cash before being laundered in collectible items.
Among the alleged purchases, a complete first edition Pokémon Base Set for $750,000, a sealed first edition Pokémon box for $257,500, a Magic Black Lotus for 500 000 $ and 18 Alpha boosters for more than $1.5 million.
Authorities also say they seized about 31 million $ in crypto linked to the case in 2025.
Even if conversations show Spalletta who may have written “I did a crypto heist,” his defense argues that the prosecution will not be able to prove who was actually behind the keyboard at the time of the attacks.
