A class action lawsuit filed against cryptocurrency firms Tether and Bitfinex was dismissed Friday by a federal judge in New York. The judge ruled the
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Reports Suggest 11th-Largest Bitcoin Wallet Belongs to Stablecoin Giant Tether
A 21.co research analyst has disclosed that Tether, the company behind the world’s most prominent stablecoin by market capitalization, could potentially hold the 11th-largest bitcoin
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New York Man Admits to Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hack From 2016, Pleads Guilty With Wife to Money Laundering
In an unexpected revelation, Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, confessed to being the original hacker behind the 2016 cyberattack on crypto exchange Bitfinex, a theft that was
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Individual charged with money laundering admits to hacking Bitfinex in 2016: Report
The identity of the hacker or hackers behind an exploit that removed more than 100,000 Bitcoin from Bitfinex in 2016 had only been the subject
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NY Couple to Forfeit Billions in Crypto and Cash in Plea Deal Over Bitfinex Hack Laundering Case
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, the New York-based couple implicated in the alleged laundering of $4.5 billion in bitcoin pilfered from the 2016 Bitfinex cyber-attack,
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Couple behind Bitfinex money laundering scheme reach plea deal with US prosecutors
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan are scheduled to appear for an arraignment and hearing on Aug. 3 as part of a plea agreement with U.S.
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