From Terra to FTX, 2022 has given us many weird crypto stories. While investors have been enduring a bear market that saw the crypto industry sink below the $1 trillion market capitalization mark, adoption in the space has been growing, and old mysteries were finally solved.
From the incredible short squeeze of a bankrupt company’s token to old anti-crypto arguments used by a major central bank, we’re getting weird with five stories the best fiction writers couldn’t dream up.
“Comedic rapper” charged over Bitfinex hack
Back in 2016, popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex suffered a major security breach that saw attackers steal 119,756 Bitcoin (BTC), worth approximately $72 million at the time. It was one of the largest crypto hacks in history, and although Bitfinex continued operating, its reputation was damaged for years to come.
This year, Heather Morgan, known by her rap name “Razzlekhan,” and her husband Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for allegedly conspiring to launder crypto connected to the Bitfinex hack.
During a court appearance in New York, the pair proclaimed their innocence and were released on multimillion-dollar bonds. The weird part of this story is the details surrounding Morgan’s work as a “comedic rapper” and social media influencer. One of her songs even says it is dedicated to “the entrepreneurs and hackers, all the misfits and smart slackers.”
Morgan, who calls herself the “crocodile of Wall Street,” was labeled a master of “deceit and deception” by federal authorities. While her home was being searched, Morgan allegedly asked federal agents for permission to retrieve her cat from under the bed and, while doing so, tried to lock her phone.
Morgan and Lichtenstein reportedly traveled to Ukraine in 2019 to attain false identities and create fake passports, and have “established financial accounts” in Ukraine and Russia.
She was a regular contributor to Forbes. The day before the Bitfinex hack, she posted a picture next to Lichtenstein with a caption saying she will “always love getting into trouble w/ this crazy guy.”
Bitfinex announced it had been hacked on August 2, 2016. https://t.co/Y7sJ7ZUrKB On Aug. 1, 2016, Heather Morgan posted a photo with Ilya Lichtenstein and the caption: “I will always love getting into trouble w/ this crazy guy.” pic.twitter.com/EjVmRtiYof
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