{"id":140589,"date":"2026-01-02T13:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=140589"},"modified":"2026-01-02T13:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:10:08","slug":"trump-credited-for-release-of-bitcoin-hacker-ilya-lichtenstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/01\/02\/trump-credited-for-release-of-bitcoin-hacker-ilya-lichtenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Credited for Release of Bitcoin Hacker Ilya Lichtenstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lichtenstein was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a money-laundering conspiracy stemming from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 Bitcoin from the global cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/939596819\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to 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