Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Released ...
18 hours ago · Ilya Lichtenstein, convicted for laundering Bitcoin stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, has been released early under Trump’s First Step Act, he said on X.
Ilya Lichtenstein Released Early Under Trump’s First Step Act ...
5 hours ago · In November 2024, Lichtenstein received a federal prison sentence of five years for being part of a money laundering conspiracy. But thanks to the First Step Act, his prison sentence was …
Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump’s First Step Act for early ...
2 days ago · Ilya Lichtenstein, sentenced to five years for stealing and laundering nearly 120,000 bitcoin, was released after serving 14 months due to the First Step Act. Lichtenstein expressed gratitude for ...
Bitcoin Hacker Freed After 14 Months Under Trump’s First Step Act
1 day ago · TLDR Ilya Lichtenstein served 14 months of a 5-year sentence for laundering 120,000 bitcoin. He cited the First Step Act, signed by Trump, as reason for early release. Lichtenstein’s wife, …
Bitfinex Hacker Freed After One Year As Trump First Step Act ...
10 hours ago · Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein was released after about one year in prison under sentence reductions allowed by Trump’s First Step Act.
Bitfinex Heist Figure Freed Early, Cites Trump-Era Law
1 day ago · Ilya Lichtenstein, jailed for the 2016 Bitfinex hack, is released early under the First Step Act. The move raises crypto market and compliance questions.
Bitfinex Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein Says Sentence Was Cut Short ...
1 day ago · Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X on Monday, crediting the early exit to the First Step Act, a 2018 law signed during President Donald Trump’s first term that expanded good …