Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency

Sirop14 Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:22 pm

Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency
Government Seized $3.6 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency Directly Linked to 2016 Hack of Virtual Currency Exchange
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-arrested-alleged-conspiracy-launder-45-billion-stolen-cryptocurrency?fbclid=IwAR2fSQ-hYqL2TelugCYzB2IGaYI3voQnAOFICHxDapDODZFQLtJ1RqWGQyU

Feds charge couple with trying to launder billions in stolen bitcoin
The recovered bitcoin was valued at over $3.6 billion at the time of seizure. At the time it was stolen, it was worth $71 million.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/two-arrested-allegedly-trying-launder-billions-stolen-bitcoin-rcna15352

Feds arrest married couple, seize $3.6 billion in hacked bitcoin funds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/08/bitfinex-hack-bitcoin-arrests/

Bitcoin worth $72 million stolen from Bitfinex exchange in Hong Kong
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bitfinex-hacked-hongkong-idUSKCN10E0KP