Article 5VY81 FBI seizes $3.6bn in Bitcoin after New York 'tech couple' arrested over Bitfinex robbery

FBI seizes $3.6bn in Bitcoin after New York 'tech couple' arrested over Bitfinex robbery

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Story ImageIlya Lichtenstein (yes really) and partner cuffed via blockchain records

Updated Two New York-based "tech entrepreneurs" were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to launder $4.5bn in stolen cryptocurrency, the US Department of Justice said, adding it's so far recovered $3.6bn in purloined digicash - based on current prices....

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