US married couple arrested for allegedly conspiring to launder $4.5bn in bitcoin

A married couple is accused of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin stolen after a hacker broke into Bitfinex and initiated more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

A married couple is accused of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin stolen after a hacker broke into Bitfinex and initiated more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions. Photograph: Mark Blinch/Reuters

source https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/08/us-married-couple-arrested-allegedly-conspiring-launder-45bn-bitcoin