Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ilya Lichtenstein, who orchestrated the theft of over $11 billion worth of Bitcoin from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016, is out ...

A former cryptocurrency hacker convicted over the 2016 Bitfinex exchange breach has been released from prison earlier than expected, according to public statements and federal records. Ilya ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, the individual who admitted to orchestrating the massive 2016 breach at cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, has announced his impending early release from incarceration. In a recent ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pled guilty to money-laundering charges tied to his role in the massive hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, has apparently been released early from prison. In a Thursday evening ...

Ilya Lichtenstein, who hacked crypto exchange Bitfinex and stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin, said he has been freed from prison early. Lichtenstein said he was being released thanks to the First Step Act, ...

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 ...

The number of bullish bitcoin BTC $71,859.13 bets raised with borrowed funds continues to rise on Bitfinex, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges. The so-called margin long positions have risen ...

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These days, the mention of blockchain-based real world assets (RWAs) conjures up traditional finance institutions, like BlackRock, presiding over billions of dollars in tokenized money market funds.

Stablecoin giant Tether and Bitfinex exchange have transferred 25,812 Bitcoin, worth nearly $2.7 billion, to a new wallet, per Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino. On Monday, Ardoino said that the transfer would ...

Today, Tether Group and Bitfinex have transferred a combined 25,812.22 BTC to support their investment in Twenty One Capital, a newly formed Bitcoin-native company set to go public through a business ...

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