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Video calling app Keet will be the first app built on Holepunch. (Ptrikutam/Unsplash)
Technology
Tether
Tether, Bitfinex, Hypercore Launch Encrypted Communications Protocol Holepunch
Video-calling app Keet, the first app built on Holepunch, will integrate built-in payments powered by Bitcoin's Lightning Network.
Video calling app Keet will be the first app built on Holepunch. (Ptrikutam/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Jul 25, 2022 at 3:53 p.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2022
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Reggie Fowler in happier times, on the sidelines of a January 1, 2006 matchup between the Minnesoat Vikings and Chicago Bears at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Fowler now faces decades in prison for his role in the shadow bank Crypto Capital. (Mark Brettingen/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Crypto capital
The Downfall of 'Shadow Banker' Reggie Fowler and Crypto's Rising Legitimacy
A lead figure in the storied Crypto Capital saga has declared he’s effectively broke. Now, he wants to give up his right to a trial.
Reggie Fowler in happier times, on the sidelines of a January 1, 2006 matchup between the Minnesoat Vikings and Chicago Bears at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Fowler now faces decades in prison for his role in the shadow bank Crypto Capital. (Mark Brettingen/Getty Images)
By David Z. Morris
Apr 22, 2022 at 6:22 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2022
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Markets
Bitfinex
Bitfinex Exchange Back Online After ‘Issues’ Cause 2-Hour Outage
The platform underwent maintenance after trading was halted.
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By Helene Braun
Apr 19, 2022 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 19, 2022
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Heather Morgan, from her video "Rap Anthem for Misfits & Weirdos: Versace Bedouin Music Video (2019)" (Razzlekhan on YouTube)
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Bitfinex
Accused Bitfinex Launderer Heather Morgan Might Be Offered a Plea Deal
At Morgan’s arraignment on Monday, prosecutors told a federal judge they’re in talks with the defense to find a “resolution” to the criminal case that would see Morgan avoid t...
Heather Morgan, from her video "Rap Anthem for Misfits & Weirdos: Versace Bedouin Music Video (2019)" (Razzlekhan on YouTube)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Feb 28, 2022 at 9:27 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2022
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Former Bitfinex Exec Applauds US Officials for the Big Break in the 2016 Exchange Hack and Ponders How the Bitcoin Theft May Have Happened
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Former Bitfinex Exec Applauds US Officials for the Big Break in the 2016 Exchange Hack and Ponders How the Bitcoin Theft May Have Happened
Phil Potter, former Bitfinex Chief Strategy Officer, joins “All About Bitcoin” to reflect on the 2016 Bitfinex hack as Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan are set to be arrai...
Former Bitfinex Exec Applauds US Officials for the Big Break in the 2016 Exchange Hack and Ponders How the Bitcoin Theft May Have Happened
By CoinDesk Staff
Feb 23, 2022 at 9:34 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2022
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Heather Morgan, aka Razzlekhan (YouTube, modified by CoinDesk)
Policy
Regulations
The Bitfinex Laundering Story Continues
Federal officials arrested two and seized $3.6B in BTC tied to the 2016 Bitfinex hack. And everyone's paying attention now.
Heather Morgan, aka Razzlekhan (YouTube, modified by CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Feb 15, 2022 at 6:38 p.m. UTC
Feb 15, 2022
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Federal Judge Releases 'Razzlekhan,' Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
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Federal Judge Releases ‘Razzlekhan,’ Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
A federal judge has ordered Heather Morgan, one half of the couple accused of laundering 119,754 bitcoins (worth over $5 billion in today’s prices) of a 2016 Bitfinex hack, to...
Federal Judge Releases 'Razzlekhan,' Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
By CoinDesk Staff
Feb 15, 2022 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
Feb 15, 2022
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Meade and Prettyman Federal Courthouses (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia Commons)
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Regulations
Federal Judge Releases 'Razzlekhan,' Orders Other Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspect to Remain in Jail
Monday’s bail review hearing overturned last week’s decision by a New York magistrate judge, at least for one suspect.
Meade and Prettyman Federal Courthouses (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia Commons)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Feb 14, 2022 at 10:38 p.m. UTC
Feb 14, 2022
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Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspects to Testify Before DC District Court
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Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspects to Testify Before DC District Court
The Washington D.C. court convenes today for a hearing with Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, two suspects arrested on allegations they conspired to launder $3.6 billion i...
Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspects to Testify Before DC District Court
By CoinDesk Staff
Feb 14, 2022 at 4:18 p.m. UTC
Feb 14, 2022
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Heather Morgan, aka "Razzlekhan" (Heather Morgan/Facebook)
Finance
Bitfinex
Were the Alleged Bitfinex Launderers Planning an Escape to Ukraine?
Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan allegedly took a month-long trip to Ukraine in 2019 to prepare for a life on the lam, contend U.S. prosecutors.
Heather Morgan, aka "Razzlekhan" (Heather Morgan/Facebook)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Feb 11, 2022 at 10:55 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2022
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