'Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde' Plead Guilty to Billion Dollar Crypto Laundering Scheme (an article) by Nikki Main
TL;DR: They stole billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin from an exchange only to get caught when they tried to buy Walmart gift cards with the stolen funds.
Hey Bitcoiners,
In a story that seems to fall in the category of “you can’t make this stuff up,” the case of the gigantic multi-billion dollar Bitfinex hack has been resolved. The sophisticated hackers spent years trying to launder their ill-gotten gains, only to be caught carelessly buying Walmart gift cards with it. Read all about it here.
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