Convicted Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein was released early from prison. Here’s why, what changed, and what it means for ...

Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein gained early release under the First Step Act, highlighting shifting crypto crime ...

Lichtenstein reunited with wife and fellow hacker Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan this week.

Ilya Lichtenstein, the Russian-American hacker who stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin from crypto exchange Bitfinex, has been ...

On January 2, 2026, Ilya Lichtenstein, a man behind infamous Bitfinex hack, announced his early release from federal prison.

Lichtenstein was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a money-laundering conspiracy stemming from ...

Woo responded to an X post by English YouTuber Josh Otten about the potential of a functional quantum computer using Shor’s algorithm to break the encryption protecting Bitcoin’s oldest wallets.

One afternoon in June 2024, I stood up against the fence of a sprawling industrial facility a few miles outside of Corsicana, Texas. Over a metal gate, I watched a bright yellow excavator claw at the ...

Tech billionaire Michael Dell’s $6.25 billion donation to expand President Donald Trump’s new child savings program has raised a fresh question across the crypto industry. The Trump Accounts program, ...

Heather Morgan, the rapper and social media personality also known as Razzlekhan, is working on new music as she transitions out of federal custody. The 35-year-old, who is serving an 18-month ...

Last week, China’s cybersecurity agency officially accused state actors, including the United States, of being behind the 2020 hack of a bitcoin mining pool known as LuBian, according to a report in ...

China’s cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft of about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin, representing China’s most recent attempt to attribute major cyberattacks ...