👮 Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced: 5 Years for "Masterclass in Bitcoin Laundering"

Ilya Lichtenstein, mastermind behind the $4.5 billion Bitfinex Bitcoin heist, just scored five years in prison - longer than most crypto investors hold their coins.

Teaming up with his rapper wife, Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan, Lichtenstein used sophisticated hacking to swipe 119,754 BTC back in 2016, then spent years "strategically" trying to cash out, only to get caught by blockchain forensics.