Bitfinex Hacker Deserves 5 Years For Crypto Heist, Feds Say

By Aislinn Keely

The hacker who stole bitcoin now worth billions of dollars from crypto exchange Bitfinex should serve just 60 months for the exploit and subsequent laundering of the funds because his post-arrest cooperation "benefitted numerous investigations" and merits a below-guidelines sentence, prosecutors told a federal judge.

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