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Highlights
- A married couple were arrested in Manhattan on Tuesday morning in connection with the crime – the biggest ever crypto theft
- Bitcoin held its value overnight, rising nearly one percent to hit US$44,200
- The Bitfinex seizure has resulted In Bitfinex’s LEO token to rise dramatically overnight
The U.S. Justice Department has seized a record-shattering US$3.6 billion in Bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex.
A married couple were arrested in Manhattan on Tuesday morning in connection with the crime – the biggest ever crypto theft.
The couple - Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, were scheduled to appear in federal court Tuesday as they both face charges of conspiring to commit money laundering and to defraud the United States.
It’s still unclear who will be representing the couple in the criminal case.
Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco said later that the latest seizures show that cryptocurrency is not a safe haven for criminals.
Meanwhile Bitcoin held its value overnight, rising nearly one percent to hit US$44,200.
Altcoin News
The Bitfinex seizure has resulted In Bitfinex’s LEO token to rise dramatically overnight.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the token was valued at US$4.98.
However, upon news of the seizure, which is the biggest in crypto history, LEO’s price rocketed to just over US$8.00.
It’s now valued at US$7.54.
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Data Source: Coinmarketcap.com, based on top 100 cryptos.
Note: Growth from the 24 hours prior to 12:30pm AEDT
