10 hours ago · Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump’s First Step Act for early prison release The U.S. hacker pleaded guilty to stealing and laundering nearly 120,000 bitcoin from cryptocurrency ...

8 hours ago · TLDR Ilya Lichtenstein served 14 months of a 5-year sentence for laundering 120,000 bitcoin. He cited the First Step Act, signed by Trump, as reason for early release. Lichtenstein’s wife, …

9 hours ago · “Thanks to President Trump's First Step Act, I have been released from prison early,” Lichtenstein said in a Thursday evening post on X. “I remain committed to making a positive impact in ...

7 hours ago · Ilya Lichtenstein was released early from prison after serving 14 months for the Bitfinex bitcoin hack. His release was made possible by Trump’s First Step Act, a 2018 prison reform law.

Lichtenstein said he was being released thanks to the First Step Act, the bipartisan prison-reform law signed by President Donald Trump.

9 hours ago · In a post on X late Thursday, Lichtenstein credited the legislation with reducing his sentence and allowing him to leave federal custody ahead of schedule. “Thanks to President …

10 hours ago · Ilya Lichtenstein is the man who admitted to masterminding the massive 2016 hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. Thanks to President Trump’s First Step Act, I have been released …