Ilya Lichtenstein, the convict at the centre of one of the largest bitcoin thefts in history, has walked free from federal custody ahead of his full sentence, publicly attributing his early release to ...

Lichtenstein, a Russian-U.S. national who admitted to hacking crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016 and stealing nearly 120,000 bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), said on Thursday he has been released from prison ...

Lichtenstein was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a money-laundering conspiracy stemming from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 Bitcoin from the global ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2024 after pleading guilty to charges tied to the 2016 Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange hack, was released from prison after ...

The latest update is out from Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZEC) ( (ZCSH)). On December 21, 2025, CoinDesk Indices, the index provider for Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZEC), removed Bitfinex from the CoinDesk ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Boaz Sobrado is a fintech leader and entrepreneur. Paolo Ardoino, chief executive officer of Tether Holdings Ltd., during the ...

Tether has had a long history of questionable transparency regarding its stablecoin, and investors should be aware of it. Tether Limited, the issuer of USDT, has faced long-running scrutiny over ...

StableChain, which is a new layer-one blockchain network built around Tether’s USDT stablecoin by a company known as Stable, went live with its mainnet today, alongside the launch of its native STABLE ...

Netflix's Biggest Heist Ever explores the scandalous crimes of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan and depicts how they managed to launder thousands worth of bitcoin money, all while living in the ...

Bitcoin treasury firm Twenty One Capital will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on December 9. Bitcoin treasury firm Twenty One Capital will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on ...