Court Orders $9 Billion Bitcoin Restitution in Bitfinex Hack Case
A federal court has determined that 94,643 bitcoin, seized following the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack, will be returned to the cryptocurrency exchange as part of voluntary restitution agreements tied to plea deals with th...
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