Judge Stops Release of Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspects
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested Tuesday on allegations they conspired to launder bitcoin from the 2016 hack.
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Feb 8, 2022 at 11:35 p.m. UTC
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First Mover Asia: Crypto Prices Finish Largely in the Red
Bitcoin fell early on but had recovered by the end of the U.S. trading day; ether drops slightly.
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Feb 8, 2022 at 11:26 p.m. UTC
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Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Pull Back in Light Trading
"We aren't out of the woods yet," one analyst said; meanwhile, ETH is starting to underperform BTC.
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Feb 8, 2022 at 9:36 p.m. UTC
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'Like Genghis Khan, but With More Pizzazz': What We Know About the Accused Bitfinex Money Launderers
Meet the alleged launderers behind the DOJ's largest-ever crypto recovery.
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Feb 8, 2022 at 8:49 p.m. UTC
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US Officials Seize $3.6B in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Nearly 120,000 BTC was stolen in the hack.
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Feb 8, 2022 at 4:46 p.m. UTC
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Tether Responds to CoinDesk’s Intervention in Legal Proceedings
The stablecoin issuer maintains its reserves are "closely guarded" and give it a competitive advantage.
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Feb 4, 2022 at 6:01 p.m. UTC
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Someone Just Moved $3.55B Worth of Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack
Bad actors would have a tough time cashing out the stolen bitcoin as most of them are blacklisted.
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Feb 1, 2022 at 7:55 a.m. UTC
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Polygon to Delegate $189M Worth of MATIC to Bitfinex for Staking
The new program may offer 41% in staking rewards on an annualized basis for a limited time.
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Jan 19, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Tells Ontario Customers to Close Accounts
Bitfinex customers in the Canadian province should withdraw all their funds on or before March 1, the exchange said.
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Jan 14, 2022 at 7:42 p.m. UTC
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Behind the Scenes of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond With the Man Who Designed It
Samson Mow reveals the fast-moving process behind a radical financial experiment.
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Dec 16, 2021 at 7:27 p.m. UTC
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