Bitfinex should receive 95k BTC seized in 2016 hack, says USG

U.S. prosecutors have requested court approval to return nearly $10 billion in Bitcoin recovered from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. According to a court filing, federal prosecutors plan to remit 80% of the 119,754 Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from the Bitfinex crypto exchange hack back to the platform. Government investigators seized 94,643 BTC from Ilya Lichtenstein, the […]

Bitcoin could drop under $88k if it fails to hold $95k support: analyst

Bitcoin could potentially tumble down to $88,000 if it fails to hold the key support level at $95k, according to an analyst. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 6% over the past day, falling below $96K as a spot sell-off driven by macroeconomic concerns pushed BTC price action to a “pivotal” level, contributing to an 8.4% slump in […]