Netflix to release $5 billion bitcoin theft series from Bitfinex

The story of Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, who were arrested this week in New York on charges of...laundering stolen bitcoins from Bitfinex will form the basis of a new Netflix documentary series.

“Netflix commissioned a documentary series aboutcouple who are accused of organizing the laundering of several billion dollars worth of stolen cryptocurrencies in the largest criminal case of financial crime in history,”- says the company's announcement.

Chris Smith was invited as the director,who owns such works as "FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened", "Jim and Andy: Underworld" and "The Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness".

“While the value of the stolen bitcoinsrose from $71 million at the time of the hack to approximately $5 billion, the couple allegedly attempted to liquidate their digital money through forged documents and online accounts, purchases of physical gold, NFTs, and so on, all while investigators sought to track the movement of money on the blockchain.” ,Netflix adds.

Liechtenstein and Morgan remain in detentionpending further decision. The prosecution is seeking their remand pending trial, while the defense is asking for a renewal of Tuesday's $5 million bail for Liechtenstein and $3 million for Morgan.

Where is it more profitable to buy cryptocurrency? TOP-5 exchanges

For a safe and convenient purchase of cryptocurrencies with a minimum commission, we have prepared a rating of the most reliable and popular cryptocurrency exchanges that support deposits and withdrawals of funds inrubles, hryvnias, dollars and euros.

The reliability of the site is primarily determinedtrading volume and number of users. By all key metrics, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world is Binance. Binance is also the most popular crypto exchange in Russia and the CIS, since it has the largest cash turnover and supports transfers in rubles from bank cardsVisa / MasterCardand payment systemsQIWI, Advcash, Payeer.

Especially for beginners, we have prepared a detailed guide: How to buy bitcoin on a crypto exchange for rubles?

Rating of cryptocurrency exchanges:

#	Exchange:	Website:	Rating:
1	Binance (Editor's Choice)	https://binance.com	9.7
2	Huobi	https://huobi.com	7.4
3	Exmo	https://exmo.me	6.9
4	OKEx	https://okex.com	6.5
5	Bybit	https://bybit.com	6.3

The criteria by which the rating is set in our rating of crypto-exchanges:

• Work reliability— stability of access to all functions of the platform, including uninterrupted trading, deposits and withdrawals of funds, as well as the duration of the market and daily trading volume.
• Commissions– the amount of commission for trading operations within the platform and withdrawal of assets.
• Additional features and services— futures, options, staking, NFT marketplace.
• Feedback and support– we analyze user reviews and the quality of technical support.
• Convenience of the interface– we evaluate the functionality and intuitiveness of the interface, possible errors and failures when working with the exchange.
• final grade– the average number of points for all indicators determines the place in the ranking.

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