A former cryptocurrency hacker convicted over the 2016 Bitfinex exchange breach has been released from prison earlier than expected, according to public statements and federal records. Ilya ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money-laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, has apparently been released early from prison. In a Thursday evening ...

Lichtenstein was sentenced in November 2024 for conspiracy to commit money laundering, linked to nearly 120,000 BTC stolen from the Bitfinex exchange. At today’s prices, that haul is worth more than ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who hacked crypto exchange Bitfinex and stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin, said he has been freed from prison early. Lichtenstein said he was being released thanks to the First Step Act, ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2024 after pleading guilty to charges tied to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack, was released from prison after ...

The latest update is out from Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZEC) ( (ZCSH)). On December 21, 2025, CoinDesk Indices, the index provider for Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZEC), removed Bitfinex from the CoinDesk ...

The number of bullish bitcoin BTC $87,948.56 bets raised with borrowed funds continues to rise on Bitfinex, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges. The so-called margin long positions have risen ...

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Today, Tether Group and Bitfinex have transferred a combined 25,812.22 BTC to support their investment in Twenty One Capital, a newly formed Bitcoin-native company set to go public through a business ...

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