In the early phases of cryptocurrency development, the cryptocurrency market is often shocked by news of hacking and crime. One of the most notorious Bitcoin hacks occurred in 2016 when someone stole about 120,000 BTC from one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges-Bitfinex.
But now that the episode has almost come to an end with the capture of a couple who have been involved in the crime, Netflix intends to bring it to their screens as a documentary.
In 2016 is counted on the threshold of the initial phase of crypto that is beginning to gain a place in society. Yet the news of Bitfinex being hacked has been a horrific episode for many when as many as 119,756 BTC were stolen from its platform. At the time, that amount was worth about $ 66 million.
Despite the hacking of Mt. Gox on a larger scale, it remains sculpted as one of the most serious financial crimes in modern history, given the sharp rise in BTC prices so far. If according to today's values, 120 thousand BTC is equivalent to $ 5 billion.
In the past week, reports have been circulating as also published on Intraday, U.S. authorities have arrested couples Ilya Lichtenstein (34) and Heather Morgan (31). on charges of conspiring to launder 119,754 BTC through over 20,000 unauthorized transactions from Bitfinex. The allegations revolved around hacking yet an attempt to launder money stolen through it.
This has attracted the attention of Netflix to broadcast this documentary on their streaming. The documentary is set to be directed and published by Chris Smith and Nick Bilton.
