{"id":2022,"date":"2026-01-02T23:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/billion-dollar-bitcoin-hacker-ilya-lichtenstein-thanks-trump-for-early-prison-release\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T23:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:51:18","slug":"billion-dollar-bitcoin-hacker-ilya-lichtenstein-thanks-trump-for-early-prison-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/billion-dollar-bitcoin-hacker-ilya-lichtenstein-thanks-trump-for-early-prison-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Billion-dollar Bitcoin hacker Ilya Lichtenstein thanks Trump for early prison release"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23951296\/STK087_VRG_Illo_N_Barclay_4_bitcoin.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/11\/18\/24299934\/razzlekhan-crypto-bitfinex-hack-heather-morgan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin<\/a>, hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X, specifically crediting Trump: \u00ab\u00a0Thanks to President Trump&rsquo;s First Step Act, I have been released from prison early. I remain committed to making a positive impact in cybersecurity as soon as I can.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to President Trump&rsquo;s First Step Act, I have been released from prison early. <br \/>I remain committed to making a positive impact in cybersecurity as soon as I can.<\/p>\n<p>To the supporters, thank you for everything.<br \/>To the haters, I look forward to proving yo \u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/853160\/ilya-lichtenstein-released-razzlekhan-bitcoin-hack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in 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