Married Couple Steals $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Heist [Bitfinex]

What a wild ride!
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[@bad_money]

Her villain backstory started when a couple of kids told her that she's not invited to the cook out.

[@saltshakerstudio2190]

@four💋💘 your like a 3/10, please stop

[@yt-sh]

@@saltshakerstudio2190 lol

[@Isaax]

Art school rejection vibes...

[@TheHikariOne]

@@saltshakerstudio2190 They're bots, so unfortunately they won't understand any feedback. It's gotten really bad over the last two years.

[@cardamundo295]

@@Isaax hahaha

[@branchtana315]

Judge: "Your combined bail is $8mil" Lichtenstein & Morgan: "You take Bitcoin?"

[@dosmastrify]

Right? Don't they have that in their "emergency" jeans

[@Erodius]

Judge: "we already took the bitcoin."

[@harambeinhumanform]

its funny cus they actually dont have money, and the bitcoin that the us. govt has in their balance sheet sitting around, they gotta give it back

[@Mikestah55]

@@harambeinhumanform you know nothing. The government have no legal requirement to give the bitcoin back to bitfinex

[@harambeinhumanform]

@@Mikestah55 , go look up what does the govt do with seized bitcoin genius, GOOGLE IT

[@peterlittlehorse5695]

Oh well, the Bitcoiners wanted the whole crypto thing to be beyond the reach of the so-called 'authorities' whether it be regarding taxes, regulation, payment, sanctions evasion, etc. Funny, eh, how when they lose money suddenly they want the 'authorities' to step and bring someone to justice.

[@JoseAlfonsoChavez]

Underrated comment.. 👌

[@this_is_patrick]

The first picture in Google Images when you look up 'self-contradictory' should be a cryptobro.

[@ericmartinez1665]

This is a really important point.

[@Aussie413]

my thoughts exactly

[@omnitravis]

but muh fiat!?!

[@rasmie8858]

Glad she got caught. She did some terrible things. She also stole bunch of bitcoins

[@trnguy6137]

Lol. Crimes against human culture. To think her music will be used as a torture device

[@joejoe2658]

she also stole her eyebrows from the stationary isle.

[@jonnym4670]

her rapping was her biggest crime

[@EpicSpence]

My ears will never forgive her

[@truthbydesign5146]

She should do 20 years for the atrocious rap songs. But then the judge should cut 15 years off her sentence for doing the world a favor by stealing the bitcoin. Crypto is a curse on society, so anyone who damages its integrity and value should be hailed as a hero.

[@KyleJamesFrazer]

“Which can be described as North Korean torture” - I was cutting potatoes for dinner with this playing in the background and nearly lost a finger laughing so much 🤣

[@johnnybanana8004]

hahhah🤣🤣 this cracked me👍

[@kevinavila9489]

Dad why is there tomato sauce on the potato

[@MestreDentistaGUC]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂👍🏽

[@mazimadu]

It's funny he says that, cos it sounds like mainland Chinese rap. (Looks at video) .... OMG it probably IS based on mainland Chinese rap!

[@ScottiStudios]

Dagogo is usually so unbiased, his bluntness made this even more funny 🤣 100% spot on

[@AstaKristjan]

America is currently plagued by the hydra-headed evil duo of inflation and recession. The worst part about this recession is that consumers are racking up credit card debt. In April last year alone, credit card debt went up 20% while rates have doubled in a year. Inflation is so high that consumers are literally taking debt for basic life necessities. Collapse has indeed begun.

[@simonbad]

Collapse is generous 1st time in our history with a full generation that wasn't taught financial literacy, civics, Google fixes their problems if their parents don't do it for them. Reckoning for participation trophies is incoming.

[@Erinmills98]

@@LarsBergstrom-uh2eu Hi Mate, please how can i reach this CFA of yours?

[@ansbhutta-zy5lh]

Optimus has recently been launched, and the floki co-founder has now joined the team. Don't forget about Elon's robot, #OPTIMUS.

[@daneliasosa6077]

Yes. Sometimes it is to help family members yet even the sacrifice is treated as nothing more than an entitlement. Still trying to crawl out of this pit of debt. Yet the property taxes and the insurance companies and the vendors that decide the appraisal goes free and yet I can’t sell my property for what it is appraised for

[@bexmac8136]

@@simonbad I disagree. Gen Z is more financially, socially and emotionally literate than any preceding generation throughout human history. They’re more aware, involved, and have higher expectations for themselves and others. I have hope for them and believe they’ll lead the world into a better future. 💕 -A Millennial (with a Gen Z Daughter)

[@cheechalker8430]

Caroline and Sam Bankman-Fried: $4.5 Billion?, Hold our beer ….

[@TopViralMiX]

sure, oh wait we can’t even buy beer

[@kaysha]

This crazy story is making its way into a Netflix movie soon...

[@publicmail2]

But can they find an actress ugly enough?

[@nboy7]

@@publicmail2 And with a voice that annoying.

[@devonmckay2428]

@@nboy7 Sofia Vergara lol

[@barbiquearea]

@@letmesummarize1176 But she's already playing Elizabeth Holmes.

[@jmr1920]

im pretty sure they will be portrayed as black people in netflix lol

[@fluffalpenguin]

"During sentencing, the court considers relevant aggravating and mitigating factors. In this case, the main aggravating factor is that defendant is incredibly cringe..."

[@msb1410]

What's really sad, is the fact that they were given wonderful opportunities, with great connections. Instead of focusing on their long-term success, their greed, and lack of integrity has fast tracked them into jail. Sad🤫

[@heaven7612]

seriously 😂

[@dredgewalker]

It's not sad, those opportunities will be given to other more deserving people than these human garbage bags.

[@arthurduncan5838]

Yeah, they could’ve been great rappers

[@RM-lk1so]

20 years for how many millions. Where they fkd up up was they stayed on the GRID. Intelligent Criminals get the fk out of the place where the crime Originated. Dumb shits.

[@slurvtrutl526]

It doesn't really add up unless others were involved. But maybe I'm just not that rich 😂

[@mellowords]

When ColdFusion says "sit back, relax, and enjoy" I actually do that. Thank you for making great videos Dagogo.

[@RandomUser2401]

how exactly did 710 Mill all the sudden turn into 4.5 Billion??

[@sgerardpandian]

@@RandomUser2401 Check the price of bitcoin from 2016 to 2021...

[@MultiChrisjb]

@@sgerardpandian i think he was talking about the amount they tried to launder

[@MultiChrisjb]

@@RandomUser2401 They took 710million from a 4billion dollar bitcoin account and tried to launder it. They already managed to laundry about 300 million... but it probably wasn't worth 300M at the time.

[@javierpatag3609]

It’s interesting that even when it comes modern, digital currency, the old crime adage is still true: “Robbing a bank is easy. It’s getting away with it that’s tough.”

[@kannnnn392]

I truly believe all the big banks have a hand on this bit coin thingy or they trying so hard to control it

[@yia01]

but iwth robbing a bank, once u get away, ur free to use teh $$$ and is harder to track, with digital like bit coin, they can track exactly with teh money is, just dotn know whosing using it

[@javierpatag3609]

@@yia01 People spending lots of money they shouldn't have in the first place is a big clue to the police that something's fishy. That's how authorities have caught all sorts of thieves in history, whether bank robbers or people involved in government corruption. And more often than not, these same people tend to spend a lot of it at once on expensive stuff, from cars, to luxuries, to jewelry, etc. After all, what's the point of having all that cash if you don't ever spend it?

[@John_shepard]

@@yia01 most banks nowadays don’t have loads of cash sitting in a vault nowadays and the small amount they have is usually accounted for with the serial numbers. They can just wait til they find a stolen note go into circulation with a purchase and go from there

[@timsel6228]

@@kannnnn392 can you explain further? I've kinda have this belief too but I think it's more of a feeling

[@ChengTeoh]

The next time I rob a bank I'll definitely have my bags labeled "$ money $", "masks" & "guns" to save the Five-O time when looking for evidence.

[@deewinc]

Yeah. And buy a new car (VPN), register it in your name, and go rob.

[@SuperAleaiactaest]

Yeah. Seems a little too clear cut imo

[@ashroskell]

Well . . . If I was looking for a way to get away with a giant Bitcoin theft, I would probably seek out some not very bright couple who lack self awareness, make public fools of themselves by making talentless music videos in poor taste, and have given seminars that sound like they border on advocating criminal behaviour anyway. Then I would move all that money through their accounts, taking the sum I’d set out to keep for myself whilst letting the authorities recover 4 or 5 times that amount, so they would stop looking for me. Having said that, they could be brighter than they seem? Look at the types of people that get to run countries these days? Most of the world’s most powerful people are idiots . . . And nearly all of them are obvious crooks.

[@anonymouszillouette8404]

Make sure to get a custom license plate in your name, leave a camera with your pictures in the bank

[@mozvidz]

*_Haha, that was the funniest thing ever. I think those last two pieces of evidence were planted by the FBI, because who names their tools for crime?_*

[@bobbob465]

Rap Lyrics: "No one crude as me" Me, applying ice to my ears: She's not wrong.

[@andrewpipitone1572]

A real modern day Bonnie and Clyde. Lol I just hope the movie will be made well and encapsulating. ;- )

[@NeostormXLMAX]

if american psycho was made to day said the author, it would be about crypto and the crazy it start ups

[@BananaDynastyX]

Razzle N' Dazzle

[@bayly1977]

Well done putting this story together so quickly.

[@hnacs8117]

Indeed, he’s fast

[@nisomsom]

omg fuck these bots

[@roxaskinghearts]

see this is why i say your average thief makes more then doctors and lawyer or even bill gates he hard pressed to compete with this or Elisabeth Holmes or many many others because comparing amazon thiefs to doctors and laywers is quite easy counting how many went to school to still no have work

[@AlElisande]

@@nisomsom There's a tool that can help with banning them and it's made by another youtuber who got fed up with all the spam/scam bots in the comments. Here is the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKW1oaOOjMSUgdE

[@johnnybanana8004]

@@AlElisande funny how youtube doesnt care, dont they have some of the best programing engeneers

[@parkamark]

Stealing $4.5B is like walking around with hard-on - you can try your best to cover it up, but people are gonna notice.

[@billieford9683]

Great analogy. But not so for a woman. 😁

[@lookingforsomething]

True to a point. Billionaires in the other hand get away with it all the time, but I suppose people notice, they just can't do much about it in the broken two party system.

[@mohan1519]

lol

[@danvilela]

4.5B.. They should have put moneyu on like 1000 accounts splitted equally (yep giving money to other people). Would have been better.. but the greed is real!

[@TDrudley]

@@lookingforsomething Earning != stealing.

[@End3rWi99in]

Holy crap I just realized I've met Heather Morgan at a sales conference. She was running some knock off Sales Loft but is fairly convincing that she knows her stuff.

[@josiahlatone]

Coldfusion is so addictive

[@sweepingtime]

This was like watching a couple of memes performing a heist.

[@Edgedable]

Hollywood: quick write that down, write that down!

[@barbiquearea]

Reminds me of Ja Rule's Fyrefest disaster.

[@dimitriosdesmos4699]

fREEMASONRY.....all bullocks. ...look at her arms in the video forming a V shape...whenever you see that, thats freemasonry.....they are responsible for channeling funds to terrorists which they create themselves, as part of control.....

[@elonmusk6654]

Definitely deserves a movie like Wolf of Wall Street due to the comedy they can pull out of this.

[@thecryingsoul]

@@dimitriosdesmos4699 Seek medical help

[@DrGoldenFlap]

I love how you underplayed "only 4% was only laundered" well 4% is $180 million dollars.

[@bikinggreg]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@sebastianwendl603]

@Suzi Agree. You could probably get away with 100k/year through cooking the books on their companies, but that's about it. Money doesn't just materialize out of nowhere

[@patrickferguson7665]

You can reach her via WhatsApp 👇

[@patrickferguson7665]

Are availabilities is sure on WhatsApp 👆

[@DrGoldenFlap]

@@patrickferguson7665 what?

[@TheOnlyGHOST1015]

Sam from FTX was Like I can do better hold my Beer 🍺

[@brandonmarcos5422]

7:57 That cat looks shocked by the news as well

[@MelniaShadow]

6:14 The Cold Fusion so cold it burn

[@user-yx2uw2dn5o]

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[@scottrodriguez4822]

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[@kimderick3628]

Can anyone tell me how to reach her

[@fridaychigozie8793]

I need her user name or user ID

[@trevorsmith303]

I love this KZbin channel. Great narration😀

[@WildFungus]

I still have never heard any evidence or explanation of 'how they stole it' they just seem to have ended up holding it, they don't seem capable of pulling it off.

[@simonesmith7877]

Evidence is in the wallet address

[@simonesmith7877]

If there is no law they would be shredded in a wood chipper

[@868sks]

First time I've ever caught a video in time.

[@subreme8610]

Yeah same

[@extranosito]

Same

[@callumbush1]

It's not television

[@AwokenEntertainment]

Definitely was not expecting her music to sound like that.. 🤯😳

[@butchcassidy9625]

This is why that last guy created FTX, HE SAW THIS VIDEO ON WHAT THIS COUPLE DID! 😂 So he said I'll create a exchange and then hack it and keep 2 billion" and then go to prison for 10 years and come out and retire. 😳

[@chingdowkenpo]

yisser

[@boulderguitarcoach5269]

But now we know that he got 25 years…

[@RomanZ420]

Great video! What a terrible lady. These are the real problem makers ruining a lot of people, I’m glad they got caught🙏🏼

[@D0omC0okie]

Authorities decrypting a file on his phone tbh was the scariest part of the video

[@karenpojar2514]

Either the cert authorities or cloud provider are willing to sell private keys to govt agents. Probably both.

[@PhilLesh69]

Do you mean the file on the cloud that had all the crypto keys? I wasn't sure if they found the file first and identified them after they discovered the contents, or if they had already been investigating them and were sorting through specific files on cloud accounts connected to them.

[@ShortFunnyTales]

Thats why nothing must be left in the cloud

[@Tubeytime]

Quantum computers do exist. Alternatively, they might have just used computer farms.

[@Alecxace]

@@Tubeytime or just a backdoor

[@JamesSmith-cm7sg]

It feels like there's way more to this story. I mean who travels the world learning 7 languages, puts out terrible rap music and happens to be an expert hacker. It has Russian spy all over it

[@taweller]

Way way more!

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Yeah there's too many WTF moments that don't add up... 🤔

[@rogersmith7194]

If her “rapping” skills are any indication of her overall abilities then there’s no way that she is the mastermind of this theft.

[@anjrulaw4986]

REALLY a bag labeled BURNER PHONE REALLY OK if that’s not a set up then 2 PAC and Bob Marley Performing at the Apollo tonight at 9am

[@coolezum]

Well, great coverage of the story. I’m a Bit coinfused as to how intelligent yet how foolish these people can be.

[@kzed]

'Bit coinfused' haha nice one

[@croissantlover1]

they have just the right amount of stupidity to do the crime and just the smarts enough to do the hack.

[@lp.8185]

Greed can blind

[@thoughtstream534]

Booooooooo 😂

[@barbiquearea]

No matter how smart someone is. When greed and impatience sets in, we often throw caution to the wind.

[@damustermann]

The decryption part of the gov is the most scary thing in this story. I hope security researcher will get more insight how they decrypted what.

[@billrobinson7205]

maybe they phished it out of them?

[@tgamron]

The key probably had a weak password.

[@cornheadahh]

The government should release more details, but you know they probably won't.

[@jrobmccoy]

@@tgamron That’s what I’m thinking. I doubt they brute forced it but more likely did a modified dictionary attack. I remember watching a Computerphile video about that awhile back.

[@workbotautonomous7364]

It showed the file, it was a password protected excel file with all of their wallets and private keys in it.

[@ZackYouTube]

In this country, a person can steal $3.5 Billion & get released out of jail on bond.... But a person can be put in prison for 20 years for voting while on probation.

[@k-stakfetti953]

These videos remind me of American Greed but a KZbin version love em!

[@khez_]

You stole $4.5b & stayed in the USA!? 🤦🏽

[@raviolilopez2068]

For sure USA has better prisons than Russia.

[@midsummerstation3345]

they could only launder the money via google pay gift card,uber gift cards and other services that don't exist in Russia because that's probably the only viable option for them due to no expedition laws between USA and Russia

[@oldschooldamnawesome]

I like how they are able to hack and launder the money yet they store all their private keys in the cloud

[@schumbo8324]

when you need hundreds of addresses to launder the money its probably hard to write them all on a paper

[@xybersurfer]

@@schumbo8324 that doesn't immediately mean, that you need to store them in the cloud

[@schumbo8324]

@@xybersurfer Yea ofc but you need to ask this to them lol

[@akbarberlian]

And send their money to one account on wasabi without tumbler

[@mamie6820]

😎😎😅🤣😂🤣😂😅

[@russcontact]

The guy hawking just one stock advice wearing a Santa costume is the icing on the cake for this vid 👍🤣🍿

[@CharlieJoe42]

Which only proves the W. C. Fields adage that reads: "Never give a Sucker an even break!". Or, "Ok, cats! Take a 15!".

[@blehbleheh]

SEC: "You guys can go." Couple: "Wait, really?" SEC: "Yeah, the Bitcoin you stole is now worth $8 and a donut, it's now a misdemeanor. Just pay the fine on the way out."

[@brentfarvors192]

If only they were that lucky in how the law works...Stolen property is valued in the cost of the item(s) at the time you stole it, rather than the current value during your prosecution...Otherwise, insurance companies wouldn't exist..."Great news; Your stolen 1979 Ford Pinto was just sold to a junk yard...We downgraded the GTA to petty larceny; They owe you $8.00, and a donut..."

[@mheuman]

😂😂😂😂😂love it.

[@MultiChrisjb]

@@brentfarvors192 Funny if they only had to pay back 77 million then.

[@PanduPoluan]

Their greed became their downfall. Imagine if they send the loot to, say 10'000 accounts, of which 9700-9800 accounts are valid accounts of strangers, the movement will be really complex and practically no longer traceable to them.

[@josron6088]

Wow, that would have been a great idea.

[@mateuszzimon8216]

Yes, u can imagine they send to vitalik.eth with note "boss your part"

[@holytrashify]

Good point...they could have sent those coins to private wallets that didn't have them as blacklisted too...and still would have gotten away with millions

[@mateuszzimon8216]

@@holytrashify Yes, but if u send this to prominent BTC ppl, u make shitstorm that's beat Madoff, Theranos, housing crisis together.... If u look Bitfinex are close tied to usdt, with this u can liquidate maybe 50% before anyone gets what happen. And cause crash bigger than 08 house bubble.

[@PanduPoluan]

@@mateuszzimon8216 "boss your part" 😂

[@zarasbazaar]

I was telling my husband about this story and he didn't want to believe that crypto transfers were viewable by the public. He might be in for a surprise some day.

[@alkaholic4848]

7:53 the look on that cat's face is definitely a cry for help. "Please someone take me off her, she's nuts!"

[@saaaaaame]

I wonder if she will be able to 'social engineer' her way out of multi-billion dollar capital gains tax evasion.

[@johnsmith99997]

She's a woman, most she'll get is a slap on the wrist while she blames everything on her husband

[@Nicolas-hu9de]

@@johnsmith99997 I’m pretty sure she has been charged already…

[@jf2176]

Of course.

[@parafitality2730]

Her rap is so terrible they'll release her just to stop hearing it

[@_ten_10]

@@johnsmith99997 Law enforcement has already confirmed that she had a major active role in this mess. She can't blame anyone. You could have atleast *tried* to pay attention to the video.

[@skiz8848]

she's the best example of 'hiding your power level'

[@IzabellaRequiem]

Shes typical grey mouse those are the worst

[@ytcensorhack1876]

Just to confirm she was arresred 4 fraud, not awful rap videos? U kind of think it should b the other way around

[@Sakaaruser22]

@@IzabellaRequiemI’m glad they embarrassed her nationally and put her face out there

[@cletus2941]

i love how easily this stuff is tracked, yet the whole point was anonymity :)

[@Ottolineification]

Can’t wait for a Netflix mini series made about them …

[@pn7134]

That joke about Heather's songs being torture is the most accurate thing I heard this year.

[@SlayNetwork]

When you rap songs fit for North Korean torture and you turn out to be the master mind of the biggest crypto hack what you get is Truly the most bizarre story in crypto history

[@SlayNetwork]

@@Steph1 it will not be surprising

[@BBWahoo]

@@Steph1 Hahahaahahahhahahahahahhahahahahaahahhahaahahhahahaha No.

[@KevinP32270]

agreed lol

[@DanielGirardBolduc]

I Must say this was a good cover

[@douglascraig5075]

her availability is sure on What's apk ⤵️⤵️⤵️

[@lorenworthington8739]

I’d be curious what would happen if they just left them until the statute of limitations expired

[@BartMolkenboer]

"Only 4% was laundered" yeah that's just "only" 180 million hahahaha

[@armartin0003]

I once had a former spy as a teacher, dude looked plain and dopey af. Just proof that the more incompetent and ridiculous you look, the better chance you have at getting away with stuff.

[@willkosak]

not really. He didn't

[@armartin0003]

@@willkosak he was my German teacher. Worked as a case worker in the cold war. I went to military school. Not everyone on the net is a liar.

[@RyanShirley]

I can’t wait for the Netflix Documentary 🍿

[@grant4458]

Netflix will take a 12 minute documentary and make 8 hours of it.

[@ongjanette]

And unfortunately, they will use young, charming, relatable actors to play the part of self-absorbed, narcissistic, criminal-minded perpetrators and glamorize all the wrong parts of the narrative :(

[@anthonynicholson5523]

Nit even really interesting tho. Cringe nerdy couple steals Bitcoin.

[@DrShauryaGarg]

8 episodes with a season finale wait of 2 months atleast

[@coimbralaw]

Why ?

[@markdamascus7878]

When you invest, you're buying a day you don't have to work

[@sarialdi]

Look - I really like your channel. I even liked and subscribed. But did you really need to subject us to more than 7 seconds of Heather's rap video? I can't unsee or unhear that!🤣

[@paxdriver]

I love how movies make criminals look like mastermind when in reality criminals are borderline demented lol

[@Ruin3.14]

A good example of survivorship bias. The criminals that get CAUGHT are the dumb ones, which is why they were caught.

[@696969liam]

Yes!!! You should start covering more of the crypto nft scammers.

[@abeidiot]

I'm getting a sense that you think 'all' of it is scams lol. Are you a redditor by any chance

[@PP-xs7hu]

@@abeidiot its a scam

[@cornheadahh]

@@abeidiot He definitely gives off Reddit vibes

[@christopherrapczynski204]

@Carpe Diem so gambling at best and scam at worst?

[@bitterbob30]

@Carpe Diem Yeah, like he said; it's a scam.

[@med6399]

Well done! Another interesting story!🎖🎖🎖😎😎😎

[@bergenodreux5865]

I love those crypto heists, keep up with the good videos.

[@ergonaut940]

why do you love them?

[@bergenodreux5865]

@@ergonaut940 Very interesting to investigate, the suspects usually are interesting and have great stories

[@sophiea-cryptophilosopher3570]

The headline "Married Couple Steals $4.5 Billion in Bitcoin Heist" is incorrect. At that time, only $71 million worth of bitcoins were stolen. The bitcoins currently have a sales value of around 4.5 billion as the bitcoins are said to have increased in value. BUT is a big difference.

[@yarkahaji]

cuz $4.5 sounds juicier and seductive 🧐

[@christalline_]

interesting! thanks

[@dzidmail]

You would think coldfusion was more honest about it..

[@ZX3000GT1]

@@dzidmail Clickbait is king in KZbin, and ColdFusion is yet another user of it.

[@xianlee4628]

Nah, ultimately BTC or sat is the unit.

[@husnaipek4964]

Hacking in general seems like a mole for *Upfronthackers* They got me back in my account Within few minutes.

[@burjkhalifa1718]

Never stop dreaming. Be hungry and never stop believing in your dreams. If someone can do it, then you too can do it. Be strong

[@burjkhalifa1718]

Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. The stock market has plenty of opportunities to earn which I myself took advantage of. I made my first million from going diverse, mainly ETFs(stocks, bonds etc), crypto, and gold. I'm also working on an investment plan that includes NFTs with my advisor,Kelvin Maorgan. It's been a year and half of steady growth.

[@ulysseslargay1933]

@@burjkhalifa1718 You have a point, lately I found out that we have lots of opportunities to become financially free but most times we let this opportunities pass

[@ulysseslargay1933]

Just like bitcoin, got to know about bitcoin from a friend 6 years ago but didn't see any reason to invest it it then, that's one decision I regret everyday

[@danaandrioaie1495]

@@ulysseslargay1933 exactly, bitcoin has lots of potential but people prefer keeping there money in banks than investing. From my research nobody became super rich through savings put that money to work

[@simonethomas9393]

@@burjkhalifa1718 True, building wealth requires developing positive mind as we live in a world full of great opportunities but many still miss out

[@rogyx2289]

*ColdFusion:* "Her music videos, tiktok and rapping can only be described as fit for North Korean torture" *Also ColdFusion:* *proceeds to torture his entire audience with her rapping

[@kovy689]

I got cancer from her singing.

[@zeynepsen6570]

Glad to see this video, thank you

[@gwillis01]

Thank you for an informative video

[@Upwardhacks3169]

*☝️☝️on Telegram*

[@Upwardhacks3169]

*☝️☝️☝️FOR HELP*

[@0Triskelos0]

Perfect example of the difference between "Smart: and "Wise". Great Video, as usual, Dagogo, thanks.

[@GammaSouljah]

that is totally summed up in her music exploits... absolutely zero wisdom.....

[@lacyjane1959]

Honestly surprised they didn't put a confession on a vision board in their bedroom. Thank you for this content 🙏

[@thdgcfx]

Man going to prison in new york is a death sentence

[@nishchaiydakhane9846]

I feel so sad for the pet cat 🐱 I hope he’s doing good & safe.

[@iancalandro8180]

"Which can be described as North Korean torture." Well that's kind of harsh. *listens to her rap* OK... That's actually kind of fitting.

[@user-uh8gc3jr6x]

Thanks for comment, save my time and ear…

[@Space8K]

What's more dangerous is that law enforcement agencies can decrypt wallet private files and extract private keys...that's bad new for web3 folks....

[@banksbanks9471]

Why do you think so

[@wendellnovais]

They do it all the time

[@Dizinii]

Have you covered the Bangladesh heist? Where money from US treasury (from indian bank) was stolen over a long holiday in asia?

[@Pujastanto]

It's so ironic, they were jailed for stealing imaginary commodity that doesn't even exist in the real world

[@tankumaat]

more real than dollar, you can fake dollars, but one can not do that with by example Bitcoin. Can't print it more than it is written in the code, nor can fake it. Value-wise by example digital photos, why are zeroes and ones so precious to you? ;)

[@timsel6228]

I mean it's real... would you say dollars are imaginary if the coins and notes were discontinued and you could only use card and online banking to buy stuff?

[@Alexandre-xz6jm]

We’re living in a digital world my guy, stop being such an old head. If I steal « money » from your bank account online, shouldn’t I go to jail? You’re saying that because it’s « digital » (I mean most of the money in your back account isn’t back by physical cash), I shouldn’t?

[@reprovedcandy]

funny how people say anything digital is "imaginary" ... digital assets (things that only exist virtually) account for trillions of dollars in the year 2022. This was a dumb argument when people made it in 2005, its a delusional argument in this day and age.

[@Spills51]

Yea, all money is imaginary. Its all worth what people say it is....including government $$ that we have always used everyday...Its no different from that, except its better cause it cant be replicated and faked.

[@johnareece]

It was so interesting… Also your expertise in telling the whole story is much appreciated… Will continue to listen to many more from you in the future :-)

[@doritos7134]

I would actually pay to see this anime 👍 keep up the great work.

[@rejvaik00]

Goes to show that Bitcoin has never really been anonymous

[@emmanuelifeanyi1491]

Deep

[@rosevalentine3082]

Mm

[@malcolmrichcard4659]

Bru💀💀

[@luisdaniela4624]

STARTING AN INVSTMENT IS ACTUALLY VERY EASY THE ONLY HASSLE IS FINDING THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU, THE FUTURE IS CHANGING WE ALL NEED TO CHANGE WITH IT

[@JoseVelasquez-tr8sc]

I HAVE INCURRED SO MUCH LOSSES TRADING ON MY OWN..I TRADE WELL ON DEMO BUTI THINK THE REAL MARKET IS MANIPULATED.. CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT OR AT LEAST TELL ME WHAT IM DOING WRONG ?

[@shuling9438]

Since USA will use cryptocurrency to help the war, won't other countries try to regulate crypto to prevent this from happening in the future?

[@shuling9438]

I will advice you should stop trading on your own if you keep losing and start trading with Mrs Nancy Royce trading services

[@aminuibrahim123]

Bitcoin is politically neutral. Bitcoin helps Canadian citizens which is good But also helps Russia which Is bad.

[@xavierreginald9536]

I lost £1200 carelessly trading on a platform then I was referred to Mrs Nancy Royce she recovered the loss and made an extra profit of £4600

[@lemdennis862]

DESPITE THE ECONOMIC CRISIS,THISIS STILL A GOOD TIME TO INVEST IN STOCK AND CRYPTO.

[@tempestforex4472]

And I think the better day has finally come invest in forex trading and ragain your balance.

[@stonesjessica2498]

Conversation like this will help beginner not to make mistakes investing with a wrong broker,

[@leon7580]

You are absolutely right,

[@jenniferlisa2428]

Expert Albert Renshu is obviously the best.

[@laurabeverly9242]

Here are his contact details

[@ZeroSOFInfinity]

That "singing" or "rapping"... I wont even force my enemies to hear that. Its literally a war crime to even play the damn thing.

[@troooooper100]

the biggest shocking part here is that govt was able to decrypt an encrypted file, which is suppose to take at least 100 years of continuous processing to decrypt

[@bowdenjosh]

My guess is they probably used the built in Excel/MS Office password protection features, which from what I remember, is not entirely secure or only as strong as the password you give it. That or they got sloppy and had the password scribbled down somewhere.

[@u-shanks4915]

Supposedly the creator of Bitcoin Is an acrinom of companies

[@steven-el3sw]

@@bowdenjosh MS office password is trivially easy to crack

[@stischer47]

As I tell my cybersec students, when the government is determined to crack something, they'll find a way.

[@Beavereaver]

The government has access to super computers they can crack anything. I’m Willing to bet money that the US government could’ve eliminated Covid in 6 months if they wanted to but it was political beneficial to them if it kept going for years.

[@desallis]

Anakin & Padme meme template: "And the government will return the seized Bitcoin to Bitfenix to give back to its users right? Right?"

[@rawsteel6443]

Underrated

[@rejvaik00]

Actually no the owners of those bitcoins will not be happy when they do get them back because when a Bitcoin has been proven to be involved in illegal activity it loses a significant portion of its value which is why the most sought after are freshly minted bitcoins which don't yet have a large history of being traded

[@chknman3877]

thanks for mentioning the couple was married, i would have never known that they were married

[@mikarca]

And FTX stole 60b and they can’t trace it lol

[@OperationValhalla]

Nope, because once you donate to democrats you get a free pass, duh.

[@Xperian13]

This story make me believe that Satoshi Nakamoto is actually hiding in plain sight. He is still active in blockchain development, but in his real identity.

[@kovy689]

The creators of Bitcoin were a group of people using that name. Not just one person.

[@ergonaut940]

@@kovy689 lol. nobody knows

[@kovy689]

@@ergonaut940 We don’t know all the members, sure, but it’s been known to be a group.

[@ergonaut940]

@@kovy689 almost nobody believes it's a group. Impossible to know.

[@kovy689]

@@ergonaut940 Except it’s already been theorized by analysts. You’re just late to the game.

[@MrLombardi]

Soo you're telling me this elaborate couple stole $4.5B worth of Bitcoins while having a bag labelled "Burner Phones". Really?

[@Omar-em7rl]

lots of things don't add up, the real criminals are still out there.

[@1988Demien]

No way in hell these two could do it on their own. Most likely other part took smaller part of BTC and left

[@ScoutSniper3124]

10 years Federal Prison for the Bitcoin theft, 99 years HARD LABOR for that attempt at Rap.

[@themangix357]

BITCONEEEEEECT! Oh wait, wrong bit currency. 🤣🤣

[@surfside75]

😁😁

[@belle6631]

This video definitively answers the criminally unasked question: ‘what would have happened if Elijah Wood had not become an actor but instead became a crypto criminal?’

[@user-ws2ri4oq8c]

⬆️⬆️⬆️ DM this dude to help you get back all your lost crypto !!!! This is the best I can do cause I just can’t thank him enough

[@Gentelman8697]

Looking at the thumbnail i was like for one second: was has selenski to do with this 🤣🤣

[@Mondo_Monchi]

Only 4% was successfully laundered?🤣 For rather intelligent people, they sure did get sloppy!

[@RAXOR06]

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[@Mondo_Monchi]

@SquidMMA And they got what in return out of their ENTIRE heist? I’m sure they’re enjoying their riches in jail 🤡

[@randy19vlog]

Wow that’s amazing. Nice vlog

[@fbach3]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they were charged with laundering the money, not stealing it. Neither of them seem to have the technical ability to commit the theft, as evidenced by how badly they laundered it, and how laughable their opsec was. The person or people who actually committed the theft are likely still at large.

[@ollehkacb]

Mah. The wife seems to have a knack for social manipulation. Most hacks aren't hacks at all but rather phising scams. Meaning they pretend to be your boss and ask for your password and slowly build up their list of security clearance until they reach high up.

[@drphosferrous]

They couldn't hide the theft or spend the money so they didn't really pull it off.

[@buck9668]

What would be the point of their being at large if no one but the couple got any of the money?

[@drphosferrous]

@@buck9668 to avoid capture?

[@buck9668]

@@drphosferrous All right, Dr P. You got me. I did find myself wondering why the hypothetical intelligent team wound up without any money, while the "laughable" ones got it all. But, musing further, I can see how technically competent but socially clueless geeks could be deceived by technically incompetent con artists highly skilled in manipulation. But my guess is the couple pulled it off themselves, with her picking the brains of geeks under the pretext of writing articles, or possibly even a book, on plugging security holes.

[@DevilRoom360]

man, love your content, truly inspiring.

[@chrisj5097]

Great channel. Great content. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@giantasparagus]

SBF and Caroline are like hold my beer..

[@CARS-PEOPLE]

the girl trying to be a rapper is the BEST JOKE EVER....EVER