⚖️ A U.S. court sentenced Ilya Lichtenstein to 5 years in prison for laundering funds from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Authorities seized 94,643 BTC (~$3.6B in 2022) from Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan. While both admitted to money laundering, Lichtenstein denied orchestrating the hack.
👀 Despite using advanced techniques like fake IDs, darknet exchanges, and mixers, his sloppy mistakes—like linking accounts to his real name and using Coinbase—led to his capture. 🤷♂️
Morgan’s sentence will be announced on November 18, with prosecutors recommending 18 months. A lesson learned: even "masterminds" can fumble. 🕵️♂️💸
