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Convicted Bitfinex bitcoin launderer freed from prison, thanks Trump law

ID: d0de13a5-3a36-5ac7-8dc5-c246399baa00

STIX ID: report--d0de13a5-3a36-5ac7-8dc5-c246399baa00

Feed Name: CyberScoop

Threat Score
25/100

Date Published: 2026-01-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Tim Starks

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A CyberScoop report covers the early release and transfer to community confinement of Ilya Lichtenstein, convicted in the laundering of billions in bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack; the article summarizes the scale of the theft and the Justice Department's historic seizure and prosecution while noting Lichtenstein's stated intent to work in cybersecurity.

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