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Policy

Crypto Analytics Tools 'Wave of the Future, Dude,' Judge Quotes Cult Film in $3.6B Bitcoin Seizure Case

A newly unsealed federal court opinion emphasized the role blockchain analytics played in helping law enforcement agents find and confiscate 94,000 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex.

Meade and Prettyman Federal Courthouses (AgnosticPreachersKid/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Judge Stops Release of Bitfinex Hack Laundering Suspects

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested Tuesday on allegations they conspired to launder bitcoin from the 2016 hack.

Southern District of New York courthouse (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Crypto Prices Finish Largely in the Red

Bitcoin fell early on but had recovered by the end of the U.S. trading day; ether drops slightly.

Most major cryptocurrencies were in the red. (Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

Markets

Market Wrap: Cryptocurrencies Pull Back in Light Trading

"We aren't out of the woods yet," one analyst said; meanwhile, ETH is starting to underperform BTC.

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Videos

US Officials Seize $3.6B in Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Federal officials seized some $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin tied to the 2016 hack of the crypto exchange Bitfinex, also arresting two individuals tied to the case who appeared in court Tuesday.

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Finance

'Like Genghis Khan, but With More Pizzazz': What We Know About the Accused Bitfinex Money Launderers

Meet the alleged launderers behind the DOJ's largest-ever crypto recovery.

Heather Morgan, from her video "Rap Anthem for Misfits & Weirdos: Versace Bedouin Music Video (2019)" (Razzlekhan on YouTube)

Policy

Tether Responds to CoinDesk’s Intervention in Legal Proceedings

The stablecoin issuer maintains its reserves are "closely guarded" and give it a competitive advantage.

New York State Supreme Court (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Markets

Someone Just Moved $3.55B Worth of Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack

Bad actors would have a tough time cashing out the stolen bitcoin as most of them are blacklisted.

Source code from the master branch of open-source Bitcoin Core code repository on GitHub. (GitHub, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Polygon to Delegate $189M Worth of MATIC to Bitfinex for Staking

The new program may offer 41% in staking rewards on an annualized basis for a limited time.

The Polygon team