Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind the 2016 Bitfinex exchange breach, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history. Lichtenstein, 35, stole approximately 120,000 Bitcoin, valued at $71.8 million at the time. Today, those stolen funds are worth over
Heather Morgan, known in the music world as “Razzlekhan,” is set to be sentenced on November 15 for her involvement in laundering 120,000 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex during a 2016 hack. Prosecutors have requested an 18-month prison term for Morgan, who pleaded guilty in August 2023 to one count of
In an interesting turn of events, the hackers behind Bitfinex 2016 major hack penalties were discussed by the US government. The 2016 hack was an enormous security breach that caught market attention and has still been discussed. Several other security concerns have also risen in the past few months. Notably,
The devastating revelation of a massive data breach has shocked the world-renowned crypto exchange Bitfinex. A breach involving 2.5 terabytes of data has reportedly occurred, exposing sensitive information belonging to almost 400,000 consumers. Because of the previous attack, people are understandably worried about the safety of their accounts and funds,
Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino said that a “partial payments exploit” trying to transfer over $15 billion worth of XRP (XRP) from an unidentified wallet to Bitfinex on January 14 never materialized. Blockchain monitoring firm Whale Alert was the first to bring attention to the move. Whale Alert claimed to have
The country of El Salvador, located in Central America, has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to and prominent achievements in the realm of cryptocurrency. Recently, Bitfinex Securities took to their Twitter account to announce that they have been granted a license to operate in El Salvador, which has made history as
In the aftermath of FTX’s bankruptcy, the global cryptocurrency market encountered the second massive bear trend in a year. Following that, most of the crypto exchanges were urged to disclose their cold and hot wallet addresses as proof of reserves to lower risks and increase market confidence. As a result
Transparency about the actual deposits held by crypto exchanges and companies is especially important in light of the failure of significant crypto ecosystems this year, such as FTX and Terra LUNA. Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange, just made public their proof of reserves amidst widespread FUD in the crypto sector. In
It will begin with small enterprises in the Ilopango, Soyapango, and Apopa neighborhoods. Bitfinex’s CTO thinks $1.33 million in crypto assets would be a boon to the country. Bitfinex, a digital currency exchange, has announced that it is providing 36 Bitcoin (BTC) and 600,000 Tether (USDT) to small companies and
Even in a bad market, investors remained confident in Ethereum. Whale Alert recorded that the transfer took place on April 12, 2022, at 6:51 a.m. UTC. In the last week, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by 10%, and in the last 24 hours, it is up by 0.29
