Singapore's Malone Lam pleads guilty in $245M bitcoin heist
Malone Lam has pleaded guilty to one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in United States history. The 22-year-old Singaporean admitted to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge on Tuesday. Prosecutors say Lam orchestrated the theft…
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Singaporean ringleader Malone Lam pleads guilty in $245M bitcoin heist
Malone Lam has pleaded guilty to one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in United States history. The 22-year-old Singaporean admitted to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge on Tuesday. Prosecutors say Lam orchestrated the theft of $245 million in bitcoin from a Washington resident.
The spending spree that followed sounds almost cinematic. Malone Lam and his associates reportedly dropped up to $500,000 per nightclub visit. They purchased exotic cars worth anywhere from $100,000 to $3.8 million.
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro confirmed authorities will dismantle any cybercrime empire, no matter how elaborate. Lam now faces a maximum sentence of twenty years in prison.
Bitcoin moved from $63,423.3 to $76,915.5 over the last 30-day period, a gain of 21.3 percent.
Source: Kraken · NewsLayer Markets · Updated 몇 초 전
A judge has not yet scheduled his sentencing hearing.
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