The man behind the notorious hacking of the Bitfinex crypto exchange that stole billions of dollars worth of digital coins could spend the next five years in a state penitentiary once the verdict against him is made in November. Because of his role in the heist, state attorneys urged the federal court in Washington to impose a heavier punishment against Ilya Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein, The Brains Behind The Heist Estimates suggested that around $8 billion worth of Bitcoin from the Bitfinex crypto exchange were stolen. This well-planned illegal activity underscored the…
