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👮 Bitfinex Hacker Sentenced: 5 Years for "Masterclass in Bitcoin Laundering"

Ilya Lichtenstein, mastermind behind the $4.5 billion Bitfinex Bitcoin heist, just scored five years in prison - longer than most crypto investors hold their coins.

Teaming up with his rapper wife, Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan, Lichtenstein used sophisticated hacking to swipe 119,754 BTC back in 2016, then spent years "strategically" trying to cash out, only to get caught by blockchain forensics.

💸 A Bitcoin whale with 2000 BTC ($176M) has awakened after 14 years, having mined the coins in 2010 when Bitcoin traded at $0.067

👍 Top Crypto Gainers & Losers: Thu, Nov 14 (24H)

📈 Biggest Gainers:

Simon’s Cat ($CAT) +40.57%
michi ($MICHI) +34.73%
Act I: The AI Prophecy ($ACT) +28.37%

📉 Biggest Losers:

PepeCoin ($PEPECOIN) -19.71%
Grass ($GRASS) -13.88%
Department Of Government Efficiency ($DOGE) -18.56%

🇺🇸 Donald Trump appoints Matt Gaetz as U.S. Attorney General

🥃 Since 2017, Gaetz has been making waves in Congress with his bold, pro-Trump loyalty and a style that’s anything but traditional.

⏳ Gaetz is a full-on crypto enthusiast. He’s openly criticized the SEC for overreach and wants fewer restrictions on the crypto industry.

👅 In June 2024, Gaetz introduced a bill to let Americans pay federal taxes in Bitcoin. The bill hasn’t taken off, but it’s a clear sign of his vision: Bitcoin—once for pizza, now for Uncle Sam.

🌐 JUST IN: Coinbase has climbed to #9 in the global App Store rankings

🪙DeFi Technologies company Tries to Copy MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Play

DeFi Technologies company is launching its own solution that offers Bitcoin exposure to investors. With Bitcoin being more profitable recently than doing actual business, they’re jumping on the “buy Bitcoin, skip the work” hype train. But they’re missing one crucial thing: the Michael Saylor

🍻 An early buyer spent just $26 on 2.52 trillion PEPE, now worth $61,500,000—but there’s a catch: the address was blacklisted by the developers, so he can’t sell

🪙 In the past four days, $ETH’s market cap has surpassed that of Netflix and Johnson & Johnson

⏳ You walk into a room, and those two are sitting there.

What do you do?

🤯 If you're having a bad day, just know the $PNUT developer sold all their tokens for $700—now they're worth $100,000,000.

😭 Founder of Crypto Paradise found dead in Montreal

Kevin Mirshahi, founder of the under-investigation crypto investment scheme Crypto Paradise, was reportedly found dead in a Montreal park. Mirshahi had been missing since June 21, 2024, with a regulatory investigation into his platform ongoing.

From Crypto Paradise to, well... paradise

👮 Caitlyn Jenner Faces Lawsuit Over JENNER Memecoin

A group of JENNER memecoin buyers claims Caitlyn Jenner hyped up the token with "false promises" and left them with losses over $56,000. Originally launched on Solana and later re-released on Ethereum, JENNER has since tanked in value, with trading volume now close to zero.

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