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Billion-dollar Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein released early, thanks Trump

Posted bypdgweb January 3, 2026January 3, 2026

The hacker behind the 2016 Bitfinex breach says he was freed early under Donald Trump’s First Step Act, just over a year after receiving a five-year sentence.

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Posted bypdgwebJanuary 3, 2026January 3, 2026Posted inUncategorized

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