Mad admits to being the original Bitfinex hacker

<p>The original Bitfinex hacker has finally been identified. </p><p> Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, a resident of New York, has admitted to being the original Bitfinex hacker. The coins were worth $71 million at the time and the value eventually grew to $4.5 billion.</p><p>Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan were charged in 2022 with laundering money connected to the theft but it wasn't clear who was behind the heist, which led to a 20% drop in the price of bitcoin.</p><p>Lichtenstein has been held without bond since his arrest and the pair haven't seen each other since. CNBC report that Lichtenstein smiled at his wife and blew her a kiss during their moment of eye contact, the first time they had seen each other in more than a year. </p><p>The pair has pleaded guilty to money laundering and you have to imagine that the hacking admission will add a considerable penalty for Lichtenstein and Morgan.</p><p>A Netflix series is underway on the couple as Morgan had achieved some level of infamy before the arrest with her 'crocodile of wall street' persona.</p>

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.