Crypto
Bitcoin Thief Pleads Guilty to $240 Million Heist
A man has pleaded guilty to orchestrating one of the largest Bitcoin thefts in history. The $240 million heist occurred in 2018 when an individual named Ivan Tarasenko allegedly stole funds from a Japanese exchange called BitGrail.
The case made headlines due to its massive scale and the fact that it involved a significant amount of Bitcoin, which was worth around $170 million at the time. The stolen funds were used for personal gain, according to court documents.