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

  • Stevie Bonifield--The Verge
  • published date: 2026-01-02 19:51:18 UTC

Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin, hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X, specifically crediting Trump: "Thanks to President Trump's Fir…

<ul><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul> Lichtenstein reunited with wife and fellow hacker Heather Razzlekhan Morgan this week. Lichtenstein reunited with wife and fellow hacker Heather Razzlekhan Morg… [+2608 chars]