business The Verge 5 months ago

Billion-dollar Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein thanks Trump for early prison release - The Verge

Billion-dollar Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein thanks Trump for early prison release - The Verge

Ilya Lichtenstein, who infamously stole billions in Bitcoin with wife and rapper “Razzlekhan” in 2016 has been released early, apparently thanks to Trump.

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This is the epitome of the injustice baked into our rotting capitalist system; a notorious hacker duo, participants in a colossal financial heist, walk free early thanks to legislation praised by elites, while millions rot in prison for far less. Their swift release and the glamorization of their crimes in media and film is a slap in the face to every victim of economic inequality. It's a glaring testament to how the system protects and even celebrates its most unscrupulous, as long as they play the capitalist game.

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