Ilya Lichtenstein, previously convicted in the monumental Bitfinex hack, has become a key government witness against Roman Sterlingov, the accused operator of Bitcoin Fog, a coin mixer service alleged to have laundered $335 million in stolen Bitcoin. This development follows Lichtenstein's disclosure of details regarding the 2016 Bitfinex theft during a trial in Washington. Concurrently, the U.S. Government, which seized approximately $3.6 billion from the hack, has been reported to have transferred nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin to unidentified addresses. These funds, part of the assets recovered in 2022, have been a subject of contention, with Bitfinex attempting to reclaim them. The U.S. Government currently holds around 200.16K BTC, valued at approximately $12.3 billion, including a recent transfer of 15085 $BTC worth approximately $930M.
US government initiates around $922 million in bitcoin transfers from seized Bitfinex hack funds https://t.co/SzWnULheq8
#PeckShieldAlert #US Government-labeled addresses (related to the #Bitfinex Hacker) have transferred ~15K $BTC (worth approximately $921.2 million) to 2 new addresses: bc1qkm...3y0s (#Bitcoin Rich List #67) & bc1qw8...fmqe https://t.co/gpEYyOHOyt
ICYMI: U.S. GOVERNMENT-LABELLED ADDRESSES MOVED OVER $920M WORTH OF $BTC https://t.co/a9WKa6zjRM
With the $BTC price going above $60K, the USA government transferred a total of 15085 $BTC ($930M) to 2 different new addresses 6 hours ago. Tx: https://t.co/jas3hsU3gx https://t.co/38Q5YiT0MO https://t.co/iHYh6CYDu8
The #USGovernment transferred 15,085 $BTC($921M) to 2 new wallets. And #USGovernment currently holds 200.16K $BTC($12.3B). https://t.co/erV5T8x6eU https://t.co/KJN2H2EN9b
Wallets holding Bitcoin seized by the U.S. government from the Bitfinex hack have been active recently, with nearly $1 billion in Bitcoin being transferred to unknown addresses. There is also a U.S. government wallet containing approximately 94,600 BTC of seized Bitfinex hack…
U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of #Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker Had a look and seems like UTXO management to me. Think we'll get this new wallet tagged soon. Strange timing to do it during today's volatility though - not like fees are specifically… https://t.co/G1gHncW1u6
ℹ️You need to study this. The Feds hold ~94.65K $BTC ($5.72B), recovered in 2022 from the 2016 Bitfinex Hackers. The coins have been stuck in limbo w/ ongoing investigations. Bitfinex has tried to claim the coins should be given back to them to keep, as they believe they've… https://t.co/cFzBOWhvqd
🚨⚠️🚨⚠️🚨⚠️ The US Government has just moved ~$900M worth of $BTC Seized in the Bitfinex hack This comes 1 day after Razzlekahn's Husband has been revealing on key details regarding the hack to the Feds https://t.co/7YVRbF2tRy
It's not clear why, but 2 wallets tagged as U.S. government's, with funds seized in notorious Bitfinex hacker case–remember Razzlekhan?–just transferred nearly $1 billion of bitcoin $BTC to unidentified addresses. Per @ArkhamIntel. @liqquidity reports https://t.co/p85cNeg8cm
One of the biggest beneficiaries of bitcoin's price surge is the U.S. Government The government has made $3.6 billion of P&L year-to-date by HODLing their bitcoins, which are now worth $12 billion https://t.co/x188Bn0q5Z
NEW: Ilya Lichtenstein, convicted of stealing billions from Bitfinex, testifies against Roman Sterlingov, accused operator of #Bitcoin Fog mixer, according to Bloomberg. Prosecutors allege #Bitcoin Fog laundered 💵 $335M in stolen #Bitcoin. https://t.co/Fq7TGSWSrd
Ilya Lichelman, who pleaded guilty in the Bitfinex case last year, is now a witness helping federal prosecutors prosecute coin mixer Bitcoin Fog. Ilya Lichelman pleaded guilty last year to his role in the $3.6 billion Bitfinex hack; the U.S. Department of Justice seized billions…
Ilya Lichtenstein has gone from high-profile defendant to government witness, testifying against a mixing service that he used to hide laundered assets from the @bitfinex hack. @jesseahamilton reports https://t.co/uqIeev6ARr
In a recent trial in Washington, Ilya Lichtenstein disclosed how he carried out the monumental Bitcoin theft from the crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016 https://t.co/QYlNXbdWI7
A hacker who looted billions of dollars from crypto exchange Bitfinex revealed details of how he was able to pull off one of largest Bitcoin heists in history. https://t.co/2Jg8X9qvBn
#PeckShieldAlert #Alameda -labeled address transferred 2K $ETH (worth ~$6.2M) to #Coinbase within the last 5 hours https://t.co/z7ROrWF0wd