2023-7-22 23:59 |
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, who are accused of laundering billions in stolen Bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, have entered into a plea deal with federal prosecutors origin »
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An American couple accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin stolen from the 2016 hacking of virtual currency exchange Bitfinex has entered into a plea agreement, according to court records reported by Reuters.
2023-7-22 23:03 | |
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The pair will forfeit the proceeds from nearly 120,000 bitcoins they allegedly laundered from the hacked crypto exchange.
2023-7-21 18:45 | |
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A hearing for the New York couple implicated in the 2016 Bitfinex hack has been postponed, pending a potential plea deal. The post Alleged Bitfinex Money Laundering Hearing Postponed appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-6-2 02:48 | |
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At Morgan’s arraignment on Monday, prosecutors told a D.C. judge that they’re in talks with the defense to find a “resolution” to the criminal case that would see Morgan avoid trial.
2022-3-2 00:27 | |
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On Sunday, El Salvador announced that it had inked key partnership deals with leading firms, Bitfinex and Blockstream on its road towards hyperbitcoinization. Creating A Friendly Regulatory Framework In the front deal with Ifinex, the parent company of trading platform Bitfinex, the company announced that it would assist El Salvador with the creation of a […]
2021-11-22 13:34 | |
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The popular digital currency trading platform, Bitfinex must deal with the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) over the alleged hiding of over $800 million in client and corporate funds.
2020-7-11 21:05 | |
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After a 2016 hack that resulted in 119,756 bitcoin being stolen from Bitfinex, a total of 720 bitcoin have now been moved by the hacker. Though some thought this suggested that Bitfinex had succeeded in making a deal with the hacker to receive some of the stolen funds back, Bitfinex's Marketing Director says this wasn't part of the redemption process outlined in the exchange's LEO token white paper.
2019-6-8 19:11 | |
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Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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Those who invested in soft commitments are still able to get out of the Bitfinex deal, so a public sale is still on the table
2019-5-10 20:14 | |
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Bitfinex and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) legal sparring in relation to $850 million in missing funds escalated with another round of court filings this past weekend.
2019-5-7 01:42 | |
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Documents concerning the alleged deal made between Bitfinex and stablecoin operator Tether should be released, according to a request by the NYAG
2019-5-6 20:44 | |
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The NYAG's office has told a court that Bitfinex and Tether must turn over documents detailing the companies' recent financial maneuvers.
2019-5-5 19:30 | |
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Justin Sun, the founder of TRON (TRX), had conversations with the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange over investing in a potential Initial Exchange Offering (IEO). Sun considered an investment in the region of $300M, according to a person familiar with the talks.
2019-5-3 23:42 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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