A tech investor and his rapper wife were busted for a multi-billion dollar bitcoin heist. They couldn’t really spend any of the money.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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Feb 2022
BREAKDOWN: As the US Seizes $3.6B in BTC, a Frontline Story From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack, With Zane Tackett
An interview with the former Bitfinex head of community and product.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, FTX US and MELD.com.
Yesterday the U.S. government arrested two individuals in connection with money laundering and the 2016 Bitfinex hack that saw nearly 120,000 BTC ... Show More
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Apr 2022
So You’ve Stolen $600M. Now What?
On today’s show, Andrew Thurman, CoinDesk’s tech reporter, takes a look at another big crypto bank heist and how the getaway is often harder than the theft.
Read the full story here.
This episode is sponsored by Kava, BCB Group and Koinly.
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