Couple Charged in Laundering Bitfinex Heist to Plead Guilty

Russian Entrepreneur, Would-Be Rapper to Seal Plea Deal in NY Federal Court
A U.S. couple is set to file a plea deal for their role in laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency from the Bitfinex virtual currency exchange in 2016. Federal prosecutors say they moved crypto to hide their tracks, withdrew it from ATMs and used gift cards to spend the money.

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