Feds arrest 2 and seize $3.6 billion in bitcoin stolen in 2016 hack of Bitfinex
The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it had seized $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin BTCUSD, -2.30% stolen in a 2016 hack of the currency exchange Bitfinex, and had arrested a husband and wife for their alleged role in the theft.
The pair were arrested Tuesday morning in Manhattan and were scheduled to appear in court later in the day on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and to defraud the U.S. government, authorities said. They have not been charged with perpetrating the hack itself. Not all of the bitcoin stolen in the 2016 hack has been recovered and the investigation is ongoing, prosecutors said. In all, it would be worth $4.5 billion today, they said.
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