The FBI has seized over $3.6 billion in Bitcoin from the August 2016 Bitfinex hack, representing the U.S. Justice Department's largest-ever financial seizure.
BTW: It always astounds me how these criminal masterminds always remain in the U.S. after pulling off these heists. They had almost five years to disappear anywhere in the world with billions in assets. Instead, they remained in the country with the most sophisticated law enforcement agencies. Not sure whether it is hubris, stupidity, or both.
Cases like these demonstrate that the Justice Department "can follow money across the blockchain, just as we have always followed it within the traditional financial system," said Kenneth Polite, assistant attorney general of the department's Criminal Division.
FBI Arrests Couple for Allegedly Laundering $4.5B in Crypto Tied to Bitfinex Hack
The FBI arrested a husband and wife on Tuesday morning, alleging they conspired to launder cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of virtual currency exchange Bitfinex, and said law enforcement has already seized over $3.6 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the hack.
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BTW: It always astounds me how these criminal masterminds always remain in the U.S. after pulling off these heists. They had almost five years to disappear anywhere in the world with billions in assets. Instead, they remained in the country with the most sophisticated law enforcement agencies. Not sure whether it is hubris, stupidity, or both.