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

2026-01-02 10:51 GMT · 4 months ago aimagpro.com

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 First Step Act, I have been released from prison early. I remain committed […]