{"id":141474,"date":"2024-11-06T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=141474"},"modified":"2024-11-06T10:45:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T08:45:27","slug":"crypto-couple-expresses-regret-over-bitfinex-hack-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/crypto-couple-expresses-regret-over-bitfinex-hack-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Couple Expresses Regret Over Bitfinex Hack Involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The couple, known as the \u201ccrypto couple,\u201d was arrested in 2022 for conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency, to which they pleaded guilty.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/67625444\/161\/united-states-v-lichtenstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">statement<\/a><\/strong>, Morgan described her feelings upon discovering Lichtenstein\u2019s crime in 2020. Despite their imperfect relationship, she felt compelled to assist him due to her love for him and their plans to start a family.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that her involvement stemmed from years of accepting cryptocurrency from him and collaborating on businesses without knowing its origins.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/could-ethereum-follow-amazons-path-to-dominance\/\" title=\"Could Ethereum Follow Amazon\u2019s Path to Dominance?\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/Ethereum_1263379366-scaled-e1649954603907-240x170.jpeg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Could Ethereum Follow Amazon\u2019s Path to Dominance?<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia recommended an 18-month prison sentence for Morgan, citing her \u201csubstantial assistance\u201d to the prosecution. 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