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It will be really interesting to see how everything plays out from here in regards to the DOJ returning the Bitcoin to Bitfinex and Bitfinex dispersing 80% of the value of the [94,000] recovered bitcoins [...] to those who own the UNUS SED LEO tokens that Bitfinex issued to those who were affected by the hack in 2016 [...]
Many believed Bitfinex would never see those bitcoins again. This is a pretty big windfall for Bitfinex considering they already made those affected by the hack whole.
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Related:

Elliptic Analysis: New York Husband and Wife Arrested for Allegedly Laundering $5 Billion in Bitcoin Stolen from Bitfinex in 2016
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https://www.elliptic.co/blog/elliptic-analysis-new-york-husband-and-wife-arrested-for-laundering-5-billion-in-bitcoin-stolen-from-bitfinex-in-2016

US DOJ: Two Arrested for Alleged Conspiracy to Launder $4.5 Billion in Stolen Cryptocurrency
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https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1470211/download

DOJ seizes 3.6bn in stolen bitcoin
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-08/doj-seizes-3-6-billion-in-bitcoin-stolen-in-2016-bitfinex-hack

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Bitfinex press release:

Bitfinex will work with the DOJ and follow appropriate legal processes to establish our rights to a return of the stolen bitcoin.
If Bitfinex receives a recovery of the stolen bitcoin, as described in the UNUS SED LEO token white paper, Bitfinex will, within 18 months of the date it receives that recovery use an amount equal to 80% of the recovered net funds to repurchase and burn outstanding UNUS SED LEO tokens.

U.S. Department of Justice Announcement Regarding Seizure of Bitcoin Linked to the August 2016 Security Breach
https://www.bitfinex.com/posts/766

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