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  • Bitcoin Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Credits Trump for Early Release
    January 3, 2026
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    Bitcoin Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Credits Trump for Early Release

    Ilya Lichtenstein, a key figure in the multi-billion dollar Bitfinex Bitcoin heist, has been released early from his five-year sentence, crediting the Trump-era **First Step Act** for his freedom. His wife and accomplice, Heather Morgan, was also released early last year; both were arrested in 20...

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  • Ex-Hacker Who Stole 120K Bitcoin Seeks Security Job
    January 23, 2026
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    Ex-Hacker Who Stole 120K Bitcoin Seeks Security Job

    Ilya Lichtenstein, a key figure in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, has been released from prison and is now seeking employment in the cybersecurity field, expressing deep remorse for his past crime. He and his wife pleaded guilty to laundering 120,000 stolen bitcoins, valued at over $10 billion, in one o...

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