Two individuals accused of laundering nearly 120,000 Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein will appear at a plea hearing on August 3rd. The majority of the $3.6 billion worth of stolen assets have been recovered, and the U.S. Department of Justice currently controls the stolen crypto. Bitfinex has stated that if it secures ownership of the recovered funds, it will use 80% to repurchase and burn LEO tokens, which could drive up the price of LEO.
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