Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein granted early release

Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2024 for hacking Bitfinex and laundering the stolen funds, has been released early, DL News reported. His sentence was reduced under the U.S. First Step Act, a federal law aimed at the rehabilitation and re-socialization of inmates. Lichtenstein and his wife, rapper Heather Morgan, were convicted for their roles in stealing and laundering Bitcoin worth $4.5 billion from the exchange in 2016.