How much bitcoin was stolen from Bitfinex?

A couple from New York was arrested and charged with conspiring to launder $4.5 billion in Bitcoins stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. In 2016, the hackers had stolen nearly 1,20,000 Bitcoins from Bitfinex worth about $70 million. Today, the treasure is worth $4.5 billion.

How much was bitcoin worth at the time of the hack?

At the time of the hack, the criminal complaint says the bitcoin was worth $71 million, but the price has spiked since then. The couple was arrested at their New York residence last week, and $3.6 billion in financial assets were seized, in what the Justice Department said was the largest seizure in the department's history.

Did Lichtenstein steal Bitcoin?

Prosecutors allege that the transactions sent the stolen bitcoin to Lichtenstein’s digital wallet. Officials said they were able to seize more than 94,000 bitcoin, which was valued around $3.6 billion at the time of seizure. In all, the total stolen bitcoin is presently valued at approximately $4.5 billion, according to the agency.

Is this the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history?

Two South African brothers recently vanished with $3.6 billion worth of bitcoin in what could potentially be the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history. Local media, including Independent Online and ITWeb, were the first to report on the case. In 2019, Ameer Cajee and his younger brother, Raees Cajee, founded crypto investment app Africrypt.