The U.S. seized about $3.6 billion in Bitcoin stolen during a 2016 hack of the Bitfinex currency exchange -- the largest financial seizure ever -- and arrested two people, the Justice Department said.

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The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has unraveled its biggestever cryptocurrency theft, seizing a recordshattering $3.6 billion in Bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex.

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It is the largest seizure of cryptocurrency in the history of the Justice Department  

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The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it has unraveled its biggest-ever cryptocurrency theft, seizing a record-shattering $3.6 billion in Bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to

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Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and his wife Heather Morgan, 31, were arrested in Manhattan.

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The Justice Department says a New York couple have been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency that was stolen in a 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange

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A New York couple has been arrested and charged with conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency funds. Law enforcement officials have seized $3.6 billion of those funds in what US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco called "the department's largest financial seizure ever."

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange.Federal law enforcement officials said the recovered sum was linked to the hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange whose systems were breached by hackers nea…

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Two people were arrested in New York City Tuesday for allegedly laundering cryptocurrency.

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Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a New York couple have been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency that was stolen in a 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange. Besides the arrests, federal law enforcement officials on Tuesday also revealed the Justice Department has seized roughly $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency linked to the hack of Bitfinex, a virtual cur…

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U.S. Justice Department seized more than $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency. The recovered sum was linked to the hack of the Bitfinex virtual currency exchange in 2016. The two suspects were arrested in Manhattan on Tuesday morning. They are accused of using sophisticated techniques to launder the stolen money and conceal the transactions.

Justice Department Says It Seized $3.6 Billion Stolen in 2016 Cryptocurrency Exchange Hack

Justice Department Says It Seized $3.6 Billion Stolen in 2016 Cryptocurrency Exchange Hack

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