Married Couple Steals $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Heist [Bitfinex]

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Summary by Krater

This video covers the 2016 Bitfinex hack and the 2022 arrest of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan for laundering $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency. It concludes that while the couple played an integral role in the money laundering scheme, questions remain about whether they executed the original hack.

From the video

Answers: Who stole the Bitcoin in the 2016 Bitfinex hack?

Bitfinex hack
Cryptocurrency laundering
Cybersecurity
Social engineering

What it concludes

The 2016 Bitfinex hack resulted in the theft of nearly 120,000 units of Bitcoin.
Lichtenstein and Morgan used complex laundering methods, including Wasabi Wallet and purchases of gift cards and NFTs.
US law enforcement seized $3.6 billion in stolen cryptocurrency from Lichtenstein's cloud storage account.
Lichtenstein and Morgan were arrested on February 8, 2022, in New York and charged with money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the United States.

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