Crocodile Of Wall Street And The Battle Over Billions In Stolen Bitcoin

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Күн бұрын

On the morning of August 2, 2016 all around the globe, thousands of unsuspecting crypto investors woke up to find their digital wallets mysteriously wiped out. News broke of a shocking digital heist: nearly 120,000 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex and the start of a manhunt for the hackers. It has all the ingredients of a wide screen thriller…only this one is true, and is unfolding to be “super, super weird,” according to one of the investors targeted in the hack.
CNBC takes you inside one of the largest crypto currency heists in history and delivers a revealing look at the investigation to recover $3.6 billion dollars in bitcoin. According to court records, the five-year long investigation ultimately led the feds to the Wall Street apartment of a young married couple where the IRS says they uncovered burner phones, multiple passports, hollowed out books and the private keys investigators used to access billions in stolen crypto connected to the hack. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were later arrested in the alleged multi-billion dollar crypto laundering scheme.
When news of the arrests broke and the world discovered hundreds of videos the couple shared on social media, the story went viral. Music videos of Morgan rapping on KZfaq as the so-called “Crocodile of Wall Street” and videos of her husband saying he’s tried their exotic Bengal cat’s pet food had everyone asking how this couple could be accused of such an elaborate scheme.
CNBC’s in-depth report delivers a revealing look at the duo from the rise of Razzlekahn, Morgan’s rapping alter ego to the day she bizarrely stripped down to her bra in front of dozens of startup founders, to Lichtenstein’s startup companies and the couple’s stranger-than-fiction wedding day. Eamon Javers’ reporting exposes fascinating details about their unusual lives from people who knew and worked with them and reveals exactly how the feds accuse the couple of conspiring to launder billions in bitcoin.
CNBC uncovers how a five-year investigation led to the largest financial seizure in DOJ history and what happens next as hack victims, the government and Bitfinex battle over who really owns the billions in recovered bitcoin.
On August 3, 2023 Heather Morgan plead guilty to money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the United States government.
Her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein admitted to being the original hacker in the 2016 cyberattack on Bitfinex. He plead guilty to laundering the stolen bitcoin.
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to the bitcoin heist
04:43 - Tracking the stolen crypto
11:16 - Getting to know the accused couple
22:29 - The day my crypto vanished
26:54 - Tracking the stolen bitcoin
35:30 - A master class in manipulation
37:49 - Investigators begin closing in
40:28 - Battling over billions in bitcoin
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Crocodile Of Wall Street And The Battle Over Billions In Stolen Bitcoin

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@djohnsto2
@djohnsto2 Жыл бұрын
This must have been a crime of opportunity. There's no way those two "masterminded" anything.
@SJP43
@SJP43 Жыл бұрын
Exactly the rabbit hole goes beyond these two. This wouldn’t be possible without irs turning a blind eye
@phildoyle3011
@phildoyle3011 Жыл бұрын
@@SJP43 vbbbbhv
@putler965
@putler965 Жыл бұрын
Sure they did. Just listen to her rapping. Genius I tell you. Genius.
@LandolinaCorp-qk1yj
@LandolinaCorp-qk1yj 8 ай бұрын
Scam
@user-kg5zk1jj3k
@user-kg5zk1jj3k 6 ай бұрын
@@putler965 not genius at all, she got caught.
@brianhoward7277
@brianhoward7277 Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I think that I am unintelligent and cringe. Watching this made my self esteem absolutely skyrocket.
@kenhart8771
@kenhart8771 Жыл бұрын
😁
@sooofunny37
@sooofunny37 Жыл бұрын
same
@faithandherghosts
@faithandherghosts Жыл бұрын
Heather Morgan is 💯 % fire-branded genius.
@etwo2352
@etwo2352 2 ай бұрын
So, in this case, you must be what you said. Agreed 🤣
@dwaynediesel6079
@dwaynediesel6079 2 ай бұрын
Dumbos... allowing someone to access is now a crime ??? LMAO !
@Rubicon1
@Rubicon1 Жыл бұрын
How Bitfinex could socialize the losses and take 30% of all its customers money to cover the cost of theft is beyond me.
@BrianPhelpsV2
@BrianPhelpsV2 Жыл бұрын
I purchased Bitfinix on an exchange exchange and I lost millions in digital currency units.
@Rubicon1
@Rubicon1 Жыл бұрын
@@BrianPhelpsV2 Sorry to hear that.
@wetbadger2174
@wetbadger2174 Жыл бұрын
@@BrianPhelpsV2 i purchased the bitfinex exchange exchange on an exchange exchange exchange and i did okay.
@On_your_dead_homies
@On_your_dead_homies Жыл бұрын
LooooL
@RM-lk1so
@RM-lk1so Жыл бұрын
Government looses Our Dollars all the time. Look at the 70+Billion in Ukraine. How Hypocritical. Fk the Government
@spillaking
@spillaking Жыл бұрын
These people are so lucky they were not found by the people they robbed.
@picketf
@picketf 4 ай бұрын
The real robbers are bitfinex. Imagine a bank gets robbed and the next day the director says "We decided to charge all accounts with 30% to cover the hole in our vaults and to add insult to injury if the stolen money is ever recovered we retain it and are allowed to pay you back in near worthless pesos instead while we make a good profit by selling the real thing worth hundred times more in the interim."
@JAKphoenixify
@JAKphoenixify Жыл бұрын
This story kills me no matter how many times I hear it. 🤣🤣🤣
@immaculateflyness
@immaculateflyness Жыл бұрын
labeled “burner phone” is what gets me all the time 😭😭
@LaSombraa
@LaSombraa Жыл бұрын
Fr
@Blazerelf
@Blazerelf Жыл бұрын
I cant believe they actually called the phone bag "burner phone"
@jackryan716
@jackryan716 Жыл бұрын
Seems as though it was planted. They were the fall men, and women. They got paid for a minute. They were pawns. The real criminal never gets caught. There's always a fall person to take the blame.
@kennyken4461
@kennyken4461 Жыл бұрын
Nerds for you
@lonesomedove6960
@lonesomedove6960 Жыл бұрын
Obviously not the brains of this scheme.
@barneyronnie
@barneyronnie Жыл бұрын
@@lonesomedove6960 Don't be so sure. Her IQ is probably up there.
@KPbouj
@KPbouj Жыл бұрын
I feel like they left planned evidence. Either that or one night they got high and decided that would be the best hiding spot because no one would look 🙄
@chrishammer5925
@chrishammer5925 Жыл бұрын
Shouldn't Bitfinex get it and put it back into the accounts they originated from, then letting those customers take it out if they choose to??? I mean.... I don't see how this is hard to figure out.
@henryvenn2077
@henryvenn2077 Жыл бұрын
HAHAHA
@KaliAndy2
@KaliAndy2 Жыл бұрын
Thats not going to happen. Read up how Mt Gox ended up.
@orangebirddog
@orangebirddog 3 ай бұрын
Exactly.
@Justsomeguyyuyu
@Justsomeguyyuyu 2 ай бұрын
Seems obvious. Which is why it won’t happen.
@mikeallen6988
@mikeallen6988 Жыл бұрын
The “Hindu Temple” in Egypt is actually called “Kasr Albaron” or in English “The Baron’s Palace” and is a relic of “New Cairo” or “Masral’ja’dee’dah” at the time it was built. Used to be the residence of its owner. Now reckoned as a national treasure and is in the process of being converted into a museum. There’s a Wikipedia page on it. CNBC should have made a better job researching this tidbit before claiming it to be a Hindu Temple. This, and other similar little misinformation here and there, cast doubt on the veracity of the entire documentary. My heart goes out to the original victims of the cyber heist.
@woowaptibam5253
@woowaptibam5253 Жыл бұрын
You mean to tell me they pulled this whole thing off only to get caught by buying gift cards mailed to their home address and using their real names?
@archmad
@archmad Жыл бұрын
it is secured until you use it. so they cant really use it. so you stole something that you cant use
@woowaptibam5253
@woowaptibam5253 Жыл бұрын
@@archmad not sure i completely understand?
@defknightsoul
@defknightsoul Жыл бұрын
😂 ya, so strange they would call it conspiracy. If they had other people do it Thats another thing
@Stranger_In_The_Alps
@Stranger_In_The_Alps Жыл бұрын
This is why monero is the only currency worth having
@mrtee3477
@mrtee3477 Жыл бұрын
They didn't hack it. they use to do the dirty work to cash out the fund.
@coupdsantana206
@coupdsantana206 Жыл бұрын
Her rappin is horrible 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂😂😂 Lookin forward to seeing what Netflix does with this story as well
@Elliott_Wave
@Elliott_Wave Жыл бұрын
Binfinex needs to front up and help clients.
@guywebster8018
@guywebster8018 Жыл бұрын
All of it needs to go back to those victims- period-
@guywebster8018
@guywebster8018 Жыл бұрын
@Richard Jackman no taxes- no banks- victims first-
@christophergreen9928
@christophergreen9928 Жыл бұрын
Saying that they lived like "everyday New Yorkers" is completely out of touch lmao.
@Tails_Trades
@Tails_Trades Жыл бұрын
For real right? I barfed a lil.
@blackhistoryonsteroids8196
@blackhistoryonsteroids8196 3 ай бұрын
Right paying 6500 a month in rent.
@MakerInMotion
@MakerInMotion Ай бұрын
Are you suggesting there's people in New York who aren't rich? Why would non-rich people live somewhere everything costs triple? Just leave.
@WallaceBMcClure
@WallaceBMcClure Жыл бұрын
This is what makes cnbc so awesome. They actually spend time to do reporting.
@iane9041
@iane9041 Жыл бұрын
Lol. Good joke
@splinewalker214
@splinewalker214 Жыл бұрын
Fk cnbc
@369ThegoosedrankwineThemonkey
@369ThegoosedrankwineThemonkey Жыл бұрын
I hope that sarcasm
@enjinman
@enjinman Жыл бұрын
Lmao 😂 I can see cnbc good at manipulating you .
@ritahunter4653
@ritahunter4653 Жыл бұрын
Why did I click on cnbc! Away! Now!
@tavansmith7631
@tavansmith7631 Жыл бұрын
Can you image being ripped off by razzlekhan? Where do you go from there?
@XOPOIIIO
@XOPOIIIO Жыл бұрын
The fact he was called Dutch shows he really had a plan.
@antb535
@antb535 Жыл бұрын
For those who don’t know who Dutch Schultz was: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r81lmbOL1cundHk.html
@jerrykobylt7387
@jerrykobylt7387 Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@louis_quinn
@louis_quinn Жыл бұрын
Had! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@CatchMeOnPort8080
@CatchMeOnPort8080 Жыл бұрын
Dutch's plan is with my friend Gavin
@genito1
@genito1 Жыл бұрын
40:35 Bitfinex has the nerve to think they should get that money. It belongs to the people whose Bitcoins has been stolen from. This is crazy
@jaredneilsen
@jaredneilsen Жыл бұрын
No it doesn’t. It was stolen from bitfinex wallets, if it was in customer wallets it wouldn’t have been (able to be) stolen in this way.
@frankiedefi
@frankiedefi 5 ай бұрын
No Bitfinex was a depositrory and the custumers desposted there coins in multisig wallets. The TOS stated the Bitcoin in clients wallets are owned by You.@@jaredneilsen
@shaw7598
@shaw7598 3 ай бұрын
@@jaredneilsen it was an exchange wallet.
@Lettusfarm
@Lettusfarm 3 күн бұрын
That's like saying my money in the bank isn't mine because it's not at home
@gobluechung
@gobluechung Жыл бұрын
Main takeaway is that everything can be tracked.
@alienalien9782
@alienalien9782 Жыл бұрын
Everything, any case of theft, fraud and so on is not a Blockchain technological error but a human error.
@fedortarasov6565
@fedortarasov6565 28 күн бұрын
Your channel is one of the best for gaining knowledge about trading. Thanks for your hard work!
@michaeltaylor4271
@michaeltaylor4271 4 ай бұрын
Them hollowing out books to try and hide stuff just shows how in over their heads they were. Not sure how they stayed under the radar for as long as they did.
@cxluan2
@cxluan2 Жыл бұрын
A plastic bag labeled “burner phone”…how suspicious can you get
@TheDessez
@TheDessez Жыл бұрын
CNBC did it.
@ConsensusX
@ConsensusX Жыл бұрын
Worst OPSEC I've ever seen. The dude also had a bunch of wallet keys in a Google Drive folder 😂 This is one of the reasons I'm doubting their involvement in the initial hack. There has to be a bigger mastermind behind the entire operation.
@id10t98
@id10t98 Жыл бұрын
I think this is one of the rare times in history that the items being stolen went up in value by such a great amount, making laundering the loot nearly impossible.
@djpanduh
@djpanduh Жыл бұрын
Find someone anonymously, willing to buy the cold wallet for a giant discount, like 10 cents on the dollar. Paid in Monero.
@wwhhaatttraahhww7696
@wwhhaatttraahhww7696 Жыл бұрын
It’s going to be a movie all right, but most likely in a comedy format
@ConsensusX
@ConsensusX Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Bitcoin laundering at those levels is nearly impossible at this point. I think hackers are now hodling hacked funds in hope of a new and advanced mixing protocol in the future.
@mrkoolio4475
@mrkoolio4475 Жыл бұрын
Just so I’m clear while they still are not arrested they’re able to leave the country and go to Ukraine which I don’t believe has extradition with the United States or didn’t at the time and pay their dumb enough to leave their apartment unsecured and their computers etc. unsecured in their apartment and be they don’t stay in Ukraine and have all the money said there get the money put in swiss bank accounts or somewhere else offshore accounts change your identity and split. Boy these people are stupid
@markhirstwood4190
@markhirstwood4190 9 ай бұрын
Laundering $4.5 billion would probably be pretty hard to do but laundering $70 million would probably be pretty hard as well. Laundering it over a long time would be easier than short to medium term.
@BofaDee33
@BofaDee33 6 ай бұрын
IRS dude really trying to get the world to believe in how gangsta they are 😂
@kentwoodpd843
@kentwoodpd843 2 ай бұрын
Yeah convince people to freely send you 20-30% of their money every year is by definition GANGSTA!!
@w8ngr
@w8ngr Жыл бұрын
People don’t want security in a wallet most people want privacy You can’t tell me anyone who bought bit coins at the start were in it to get rich
@zondervonstrek
@zondervonstrek Жыл бұрын
I feel like this series of events would make a great comedy movie.
@anewagora
@anewagora Жыл бұрын
I used to use Crypto but in the last few years I've been really over the hype. Most people just use it for investments. It's closer to a Ponzi scheme than currency these days.
@slesperado
@slesperado Жыл бұрын
This comment proved to be accurate.
@spillaking
@spillaking Жыл бұрын
then you are stupid because everything in the future will be on a blockchain.
@sinamen516
@sinamen516 6 ай бұрын
​@slesperado no it didn't 😂 we're on the verge of Bitcoin ETFs!!
@expDNA
@expDNA 6 ай бұрын
@@sinamen516 Amazon is making a coin that will be stable, then you will see what it's supposed to look like as a 'storage' of value. Amazon cant stand their coin rising in value twice over in a year, it will not work. As all currency does not work in such circumstance. Get a grip man. Let go of the crypto MLM schemes.
@takingchances4689
@takingchances4689 6 ай бұрын
@@sinamen516 casuals lol
@plus790
@plus790 6 ай бұрын
If you're going to be a criminal, definitely label your "burner phone".
@ShenState
@ShenState 2 ай бұрын
I swear, either this video or SBF and his debacle pop up and play next at least 4 times a week!
@starbucksjunkie332
@starbucksjunkie332 Жыл бұрын
I’m just wondering how fast Netflix is scrambling to get a deal with those two. From the makers of Inventing Anna, “The crocodile of Wall Street.”
@jeffreyd508
@jeffreyd508 Жыл бұрын
Remember the cereal commercial where they always say "Let Mikey try. He tries anything"? Thats Netflix. They buy anything
@abdu1wahid105
@abdu1wahid105 6 ай бұрын
The real hacker probably took a few thousand BTC and is doing fine, using the 65,000 BTC hack as a distraction to keep the feds scratching their heads. Eventually they leave razzlekhan and co who they were amused by at a startup conference some digital breadcrumbs that lead to an 'amazing discovery'. Russian most likely, but I'm sure Netflix will think of something.
@thequixoticangler3364
@thequixoticangler3364 Ай бұрын
​@@jeffreyd508 💯 look up Dayveon. Netflix gave the director 250k. He threw a big party in his home town and filmed the movie for $15k. Walked away with 200k. They signed him up for 2 more movies.
@katherinejason7097
@katherinejason7097 Жыл бұрын
1 Bitcoin will worth millions of dollars in no distance time, people who ignorantly did not adopt the system will be more poorer. The earlier the better to have and hold bitcoin because it's the future.
@alsonstuart3160
@alsonstuart3160 Жыл бұрын
There is one thing I have learnt in recent months it is to remain calm, especially when it comes to investment in crypto currency. Learn not to sell in a panic when everything goes down and not to buy in euphoria when everything goes up. I advise y'all to forget predictions and start making a good profit now because future valuations are all speculations and guesses.
@ralphdouglas6048
@ralphdouglas6048 Жыл бұрын
Crypto currency investment is here to stay especially the asset Bitcoin if you can't see at this point its time you learnt more about it.
@barryrobinson184
@barryrobinson184 Жыл бұрын
Accurately spoken, this is the best thing I've heard in a while. You've got my point.
@kennethjohnson5177
@kennethjohnson5177 Жыл бұрын
You've to understand crypto trading is not magic, the best way to make lucrative trades is to work with a pro
@sofiaallen3268
@sofiaallen3268 Жыл бұрын
@@kennethjohnson5177 You're right man. Thought I learnt that the hard way
@summayaha
@summayaha Жыл бұрын
More investigation needs to follow this story, and time is the best, to capture the villions in this case.
@gamingclipz7309
@gamingclipz7309 Жыл бұрын
The customers should have it… blows my mind that they might give it back to the company 😠
@thomastimmer6599
@thomastimmer6599 8 ай бұрын
The penalties are far too lenient and should be tough. Hackers know what they are doing. Only extremely harsh penalties also deter.
@mistervo8185
@mistervo8185 Жыл бұрын
Wait a minute!!! Are you telling me that a unregulated digital currency is hackable??? What you gonna tell me next, that it can hack anywhere in the world through the internet?
@paintedeggs
@paintedeggs Жыл бұрын
not the currency itself but some exchanges are much shittier
@JanBruunAndersen
@JanBruunAndersen Жыл бұрын
What does "hacking a digital currency" mean to you? Tell me that, and I will tell you why it is, or is not hackable.
@mistervo8185
@mistervo8185 Жыл бұрын
@@JanBruunAndersen anything and everything code based is hackable. Especially when it's connected to the web.
@JanBruunAndersen
@JanBruunAndersen Жыл бұрын
@@mistervo8185 - in short, you are unable or unwilling to explain what hacking a crypto currency means. You are just throwing around that word, "hackable", as if it means something by itself.
@mistervo8185
@mistervo8185 Жыл бұрын
@@JanBruunAndersen if that doesn't bother you, live and let live.
@lalakuma9
@lalakuma9 Жыл бұрын
It's like they're roleplaying as thieves but took it too far 🤔
@tosehoed123
@tosehoed123 Жыл бұрын
@The Messenger news? Have you been living under a rock?
@ConsensusX
@ConsensusX Жыл бұрын
2016, they didn't learn. 2022, they still haven't learned! *NOT YOUR KEYS, NOT YOUR CRYPTO* Get yourself a harware wallet ASAP.
@angeltherapeuticmassage467
@angeltherapeuticmassage467 Жыл бұрын
My head is spinning just watching this. I just can't believe what I have just watched.
@louieuy7607
@louieuy7607 Жыл бұрын
Master Class in outing yourself 😂 Government: thanks criminals
@tampabayrodeo2474
@tampabayrodeo2474 Жыл бұрын
Very well articulated; I wish I had more time for trial and error, but I'll be 56 in October and I need ideas and advice on what investments to make to set myself up for retirement, especially with the looming inflation and recession; my goal is to have a portfolio of at least $850k at the age of 60. Been reading in a lotta articles especially on Bloomberg about people's testimonies in these hard times and I'd love to have one too.
@hannahdonald9071
@hannahdonald9071 Жыл бұрын
it's all hype! best to ignore the trend at the moment whether bullish or bearish, and stick to a proper trading plan preferably with expertise assistance.
@mcginnnavraj4201
@mcginnnavraj4201 Жыл бұрын
Initially I wasn't quite impressed with my gains, opposed to my previous performances. I was doing so badly, figured I needed to diversify into better assets, I touched base with a portfolio-advisor: and that same year, I pulled a net gain of $550k...that's about 4 times more than I average on my own
@champhallier8468
@champhallier8468 Жыл бұрын
@@mcginnnavraj4201 If you don't mind, how can I get in touch with your consultant? I'm almost wrecked to say the least.
@mcginnnavraj4201
@mcginnnavraj4201 Жыл бұрын
My advisor is ''JOHANNA MUSSCHE'' In terms of portfolio diversity, she's a genius. You can glance her name up on the internet and verify her yourself. she has years of financial market experience.
@graceocean8323
@graceocean8323 Жыл бұрын
This recommendation is coming at the right time because i am literally grasping for straws at the moment! I looked her up online and scheduled a session with her.
@callmeosho7792
@callmeosho7792 Жыл бұрын
So her husband was the brains behind the operation. He was smart enough to try to keep it under wraps
@maroman131
@maroman131 2 ай бұрын
Mission accomplished!!! You reached me!!!! Hot damn 🤯. Wow. My take away from this video…… go listen to all the orher videos you have out there. Thank you for being an amazing mentor.
@christopherquinones463
@christopherquinones463 Жыл бұрын
The gov is the house “the house always wins”
@tallest4eva
@tallest4eva Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who nearly died of vicarious embarrassment whenever Razzle Khan's rap comes on? Is she not in on the joke?
@tosehoed123
@tosehoed123 Жыл бұрын
No, you are not..
@mwangiphalis2636
@mwangiphalis2636 Жыл бұрын
"vicarious embarrassment" Now I have a phrase that I have been looking for
@rickson50
@rickson50 Жыл бұрын
She's enjoying her hobby. Don't be mean. It's immature
@tropicalia12
@tropicalia12 3 ай бұрын
Oh my god it’s Charles. The E1 CNBC extended universe
@jgvtc559
@jgvtc559 10 ай бұрын
6k a month no groceries no utilities thats beyond outrageous
@martinhirsch94
@martinhirsch94 Жыл бұрын
They need to research the passenger lists for any flights that they made, in particular, the passengers that they sat next to. They may be accomplices or may have struck up conversations with them... that could prove to be quite interesting.
@Jabberstax
@Jabberstax Жыл бұрын
They are exactly the sort of people I imagined would be responsible.
@kentwoodpd843
@kentwoodpd843 2 ай бұрын
Lol
@ANArce2024RiverPlate
@ANArce2024RiverPlate Жыл бұрын
What a framing! In multiple levels in the cyberspace. That's cruelty.
@anr5525
@anr5525 Жыл бұрын
you really cant escape the tax man
@donairsauce2496
@donairsauce2496 Жыл бұрын
i'm glad they got caught, not for justice but bc they act like children
@tosehoed123
@tosehoed123 Жыл бұрын
😂👌
@verky56
@verky56 Жыл бұрын
I feel like they hired a freelancer to do the hack and the freelancer was so shocked they were able to take that large of an amount. The burner phones were used as communication to the hacker living in another country. They all sat on the money for years and these two decided to finally attempt to try to find a way to reap the rewards. They did little amounts to see if anyone would come knocking on their door.
@deforged
@deforged Жыл бұрын
i disagree in that a freelancer savvy enough to pull this off would have found the ways to launder it. i think that they are or at least she is a patsy scapegoat.
@verky56
@verky56 Жыл бұрын
@@deforged so how I see it….most things are not rocket science and does not require much technical knowledge. It’s kind like stealing credit cards. Does it sound hard? Yes. But is it really that hard? Well no cause it’s quite common to find that stuff on the dark web.
@kenhart8771
@kenhart8771 Жыл бұрын
@@deforged if you PLAY with fire, you risk getting burned. Heather has a borderline related personality added with narcissistic traits.
@jameslemon51
@jameslemon51 Жыл бұрын
Your correct
@RM-lk1so
@RM-lk1so Жыл бұрын
So do American Government Politicians. They get into politics. ACHIEVE millionaire status. Then leave.... Sound familiar.. POLOSIs. Remember what the Bible said. Don't attempt to remove the splinter from my eye untill you remove the log from yours. Fk the Government.
@Trials_By_Errors
@Trials_By_Errors Жыл бұрын
Crypto Exchange can't protect you from Clowns and Government.😂😂😂
@bernl178
@bernl178 Ай бұрын
By the way, CNBC fantastic reporting great entertainment great knowledge thank you so very much for this reporting
@julifafin7216
@julifafin7216 Жыл бұрын
It is a pity that Bitfinex then fell into the clutches of scammers, now they would only dream of such
@ZAGIDI
@ZAGIDI Жыл бұрын
CNBC killed it on this one 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@mikeallen6988
@mikeallen6988 Жыл бұрын
The “Hindu Temple” in Egypt is actually called “Kasr Albaron” or in English “The Baron’s Palace” and is a relic of “New Cairo” or “Masral’ja’dee’dah” at the time it was built. Used to be the residence of its owner. Now reckoned as a national treasure and is in the process of being converted into a museum. There’s a Wikipedia page on it. CNBC should have made a better job researching this tidbit before claiming it to be a Hindu Temple. This, and other similar little misinformation here and there, cast doubt on the veracity of the entire documentary.
@MeloCat
@MeloCat Жыл бұрын
Omg that rapping is... goosebump inducing
@MikeyDfromTN
@MikeyDfromTN Жыл бұрын
If they had billions in stolen money why are they not in jail ? Until court ?
@Phil-D83
@Phil-D83 Жыл бұрын
She should have disappeared as soon as she took the crypto
@saulgoodman2018
@saulgoodman2018 Жыл бұрын
That's actually smat, living in plain sight, acting like everyday people.
@tosehoed123
@tosehoed123 Жыл бұрын
Everyday people? Where the heck do you live? 😅
@WhatsUpWithSheila
@WhatsUpWithSheila Жыл бұрын
I don't know any everyday people like her...
@saulgoodman2018
@saulgoodman2018 Жыл бұрын
@@WhatsUpWithSheila She act like one.
@giliantron8253
@giliantron8253 Жыл бұрын
A lot has changed since 2016. Bitfinex has significantly improved the security of its platform.
@ghostintheshelll
@ghostintheshelll Ай бұрын
Funds are safu
@harrymod
@harrymod Жыл бұрын
The story of 2016, which has nothing to do with the real situation today.
@DIGITPOL
@DIGITPOL Жыл бұрын
The recovery of stolen crypto assets may only apply to those that have made a Police report at the time of the theft and along with other parameters, Digitpol advises anyone that is a victim of a crypto currency theft, scam or fraud, to file a Police report regardless of the value or the modus operandi.
@jamesmisener3006
@jamesmisener3006 Жыл бұрын
A lot of the losses will never be claimed because the money was dirty to start with.
@lonesomedove6960
@lonesomedove6960 Жыл бұрын
Note the Gulf Cartel would like there coins back.
@jip230
@jip230 9 ай бұрын
Had these people been more discrete and a little smarter, they likely could have gotten away with this
@ky-effect2717
@ky-effect2717 Жыл бұрын
They make it sound as if only criminals use privacy coins but why would they if cash is the ultimate inconspicuous way to transfer funds?
@painfullyyours3160
@painfullyyours3160 Жыл бұрын
what if the company people themselves did it? and those two are just accomplishes.
@ishab745
@ishab745 Жыл бұрын
her rapping made me feel sick...
@NerdThingsAndMore
@NerdThingsAndMore Жыл бұрын
Not your keys not your crypto!
@KeithApp
@KeithApp 6 ай бұрын
Lock them up and throw away the keys! Her so-called rapping is a crime in itself!
@AndrewMalkin
@AndrewMalkin Жыл бұрын
Nice job. This felt like an episode of Darknet Diaries.
@Economivision
@Economivision Жыл бұрын
The perfect Segway into government controlled digital currency
@nosuchthing8
@nosuchthing8 Жыл бұрын
Sounds like an oxymoron
@kingjoeytheape1657
@kingjoeytheape1657 Жыл бұрын
Blinded by their own greed. 🗣️😎🥂🍾🤑 Sounds like the same thing being done to AMC and APE Coin. 🤔
@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645
@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4645 Жыл бұрын
Moass 😉 amc to the moon 😁
@fayadkhairallah2760
@fayadkhairallah2760 Ай бұрын
Oh now it's a crocodile a bear a bull a woolf what's next? A vulture 😮
@PhilipMurray251
@PhilipMurray251 Жыл бұрын
Dividends are what got me into investing in the stock market. The thing to me is, if you invest and have other income outside of dividends then you will be able to live off dividends without selling. Which means you can pass that on to your kids which will give them a leg up in life. Have over $600K in my portfolio as I bought a lot of dividend stocks before, I'm buying more now, and I will buy more when it drops further.
@Robertgriffinne
@Robertgriffinne Жыл бұрын
As a new investor it's always great to hear from a person who has gone through all the difficult times and come ahead of it. It's unnerving to see your portfolio go from green to red but as mentioned if you have invested in quality names just have to keep adding to them and stay the course.
@marianparker7502
@marianparker7502 Жыл бұрын
I see any market condition as an opportunity. So far I've made north of $260k in raw profits from just Q3 of 2022 under the guidance of my Financial-Advisor "Corinne Cecilia Heaney ". Am I selling? Absolutely not. I have purchased growth stocks too a little at a time over the past few weeks. I am going to sit back and observe how this all plays out.
@wiebeplatt4749
@wiebeplatt4749 Жыл бұрын
@@marianparker7502 Please can you leave the info of your investment analyst here? I overheard someone talking about how a couple made $200k during this red season. I need such luck lol
@marianparker7502
@marianparker7502 Жыл бұрын
@@wiebeplatt4749 Corinne Cecilia Heaney is the analyst/investment-adviser. She has been of great help and her tutelage has brought me to a higher understanding of profit generation. You can look up her name on the net for her page and reach out. Understands the job perfectly
@johnbeechy
@johnbeechy Жыл бұрын
Polo. the thing for me, is when there is Outside income, enough to Abel about why would i need to Live off any dividends? i would not need Both to live off of. I would need dividends if i were a Passive too old to be a working asset (human variety) / Myop sell the Pitch "as is". // dividends are income from corporations, that possess enough Retained earnings to dividend Out. Since a tax cut will ONLY increase the chances of a larger dividend, due to the Retained Earnings only going Up, dividends (not cap gains) are the way to go. / a capital gain only occurs after a sale, or it is realized for tax purposes, but the sale can cause ego trip challenges beyond any gain in the electronic wallet. corporations CAN Never use a after taxed profit for any current or future tax deductible expense. so Every time there is a Corporate tax cut there will be a Better chance of a larger dividend, if margins stay the same. // margins got crushed and now the shareholders' concerns are honest but unknowing, as all the inflation is due to the increase of margins without increase in cost of sales/gross wages the Gross costs are not rising as fast as the Profit Margin Calls this era Process really is a new experience for many folks they do not remember the reagan era pre tech too pre toys too with every Fall, there is the Call to sell sell sell by bankers across all lands that need to pay off a Harvest u can annualize that truth by a calendar, august thru october And when ever a GOPer president cuts taxes Reagan in 1986 Trump in dec 2017 there be a CRASH in the Fall proceeding such Cuts October 1987 under reagan was worse than 1929 crash % wise and the trump Fall crash of 2018 was just another Hog moment Every Fall Every F Fall the same banks have to sell their holdings to afford cash on hand to pay out the farmer's contracts. every fall this happens and when the stocks fall in the Fall does any one talk about why? LOL B Cause they do not know the why of a simple truth every Fall so find out the holdings of the banker's (use public information) and seek to sell that before the Fall Out by bankers selling // or Short what they own, be mid august and then out by early October (do not be greedy, get out before the bankers get their cash back from the same farmers that they paid off/mortgages get paid all at once ). take months to find out the Holdings all the while to know when to Fold them and or Hold them walk away, run never count your $ while u sit at the table, there be enough time later to do that kenny r the Gambler // no Thing like the Game // u'll have fun with them dividends, u hear. ?
@ConsensusX
@ConsensusX Жыл бұрын
Top 10 Rappers Eminem is Afraid to Battle: #1 -
@teckyone
@teckyone 5 ай бұрын
I don't know why CNBC did not update this story but it even says in the description that the husband admitted to being the hacker. Now whether he really is or he is protecting some Russian hacker, that remains to be seen but I'm sure the IRS was demanding him to show them how he did it in order to believe him.
@go5582
@go5582 6 ай бұрын
CNBC , could you cover the Ripple Case (XRP token)?
@fleischwolf82
@fleischwolf82 Жыл бұрын
Smart heist, dumbest behavior afterwards
@rayrodriguez9157
@rayrodriguez9157 Жыл бұрын
I love her energy
@centralintelligenceagency9082
@centralintelligenceagency9082 Жыл бұрын
That Charles Austin interview was lamentable 💀
@DemyanLavor
@DemyanLavor Жыл бұрын
So ok ✅ who got the rest of the money??? They can’t have $4 billion dollars and live in the apartments 😂
@gian19791
@gian19791 Жыл бұрын
Crocodile tears of wall street
@AVISIONMUSICTV
@AVISIONMUSICTV 11 ай бұрын
First off. They were not living like everyday new yorkers. They were living like criminals. The average new yorker cannot afford $6k a month rent. Are you kidding me?
@clarkeee876
@clarkeee876 5 ай бұрын
They weren’t average they are millionaires
@clarkeee876
@clarkeee876 5 ай бұрын
I mean they work in huge tech companies that pay great for their positions so therefore they could afford it essentially
@sac_man9
@sac_man9 Жыл бұрын
Patsies. Were all the Bitcoin recovered? Doubt it. Question: if Bitcoin is deposited, or converted under alias then deposited, or 'smurfed' etc. to overseas financial institutions that hold and protect their customers' privacy with the utmost regard (and maybe transfer around a bit between those institutions...would that not essentially end the evidence trail?
@SalesforceSS
@SalesforceSS Жыл бұрын
People from lower income got scammed the most in crypto as they are tempted to invest all of their fortune in anything which promises to make them millionaire overnight. People who are doing well will only allocate a small portion to such risky investments.
@datboi4925
@datboi4925 Жыл бұрын
More like uneducated people will put in everything and not what they can afford to loose. People invest or buy things people tell them to without even looking into what it is or reading a single investment book.
@marksixtusdakota376
@marksixtusdakota376 Жыл бұрын
Every financial goal requires patience, dedication and consistent spirit knowing that investment is currently the most lucrative business in the world, both NFT, real estate and Crypto shares are really positively changing people's lives.
@timdangercabeen826
@timdangercabeen826 Жыл бұрын
I'm thinking of investing in the crypto market but taking my time to figure out how the whole thing works.
@brandonfoster3796
@brandonfoster3796 Жыл бұрын
Investing in crypto is very volatile and risky which is why most successful investors trade with professional brokers
@nilsjoch7803
@nilsjoch7803 Жыл бұрын
The real risk in the Crypto market is the risk of not investing, not the risk of short term price volatility.
@debbygerrard9803
@debbygerrard9803 Жыл бұрын
I have been investing in crypto but have had a bumpy ride. How can I reach your broker? I will appreciate any tip or pointers
@augustinamooreen9288
@augustinamooreen9288 Жыл бұрын
I once tried trading myself but made more losses than profits. I wouldn't suggest it to anyone
@marlowkaplan3584
@marlowkaplan3584 4 ай бұрын
Something about this story doesn't add up...
@peredavi
@peredavi 9 ай бұрын
They really were idiots to use real name and address on various cash purchases. Heather’s dance style reminds me of “Elaine “ on Seinfeld and the party scene where she dances. 🤣
@DivineMisterAdVentures
@DivineMisterAdVentures Жыл бұрын
Heather R. (Reyhan) Morgan - Probable excellent public subjects for unconscious imprint study. A natural stereo and double balanced Aries / Leo (from Eye Candy.)
@georgewashington7687
@georgewashington7687 Жыл бұрын
6:30 Bag full of phones with incriminating evidence gets labeled with a sharpie "Burner Phone" ...
@kinuthiamatata6040
@kinuthiamatata6040 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂34.19...."no no no, she didn't even know what is like search engine optimization"
@wild_taco_gonecrazycorona9112
@wild_taco_gonecrazycorona9112 6 ай бұрын
😂 that killed me lmao
@goroakechi8577
@goroakechi8577 Жыл бұрын
They stole 4.5 billion in crypto currency lmao
@DJServe1
@DJServe1 Жыл бұрын
That’s why u never leave your assets on the market 🤷🏽‍♂️ not your crypto if not on wallet
@tinacraft303
@tinacraft303 Жыл бұрын
Isn't there some kind of Insurance or Protection on Bitcoin and any Cripto Accounts
@yasirlove499
@yasirlove499 Жыл бұрын
But some forget that this happened a long time ago, and now the exchange has significantly increased the security of its clients' assets.
@picketf
@picketf 4 ай бұрын
I wouldn't go anywere near there even if they offered me money. Imagine waking up to an exchange that decides to protect their wealthiest clients by charging all accounts an equal percentage... This mathematically affects the little guy disproportionally hard. Why should I have to cover a millionaire traders losses??? Totally beyond me how they are still in business
@Viviko
@Viviko Жыл бұрын
Lmao. I remember first hearing about this. This is funnier than that BitConnect guy. Lol
@dave7830
@dave7830 Жыл бұрын
It would be nice if the producer reduced the volume of the background "music/tones" - makes it hard to follow the conversations, at times drowns the voices out.
@baraka629
@baraka629 5 ай бұрын
There are two criminals in this story. First the hacker who stole the crypto from it's rightful owners, and then the US Government which also is stealing crypto from its rightful owners. Both are equally scum.
@juliaturner4659
@juliaturner4659 Жыл бұрын
I'm here to learn how to trade and also to invest. After listening to a guy on a live program about the importance of investing and how he made $950k in 2 months from $142k, somehow this video has helped shed light on key points, but I'm still confused as a newbie and I'm open to meaningful ideas.
@margarett8869
@margarett8869 Жыл бұрын
@@goldlord7449 Job will pay your bills, business will make you rich but investments make and keep you wealthy, the future is inevitable.
@jakej5686
@jakej5686 Жыл бұрын
Nobody becomes a millionaire or billionaire by working for others and depending on them, good investment brings millions of dollars.
@tracyh1222
@tracyh1222 Жыл бұрын
@@jakej5686 Most importantly If you know how to trade you can make huge returns no matter where you find yourself.
@reginawelch4120
@reginawelch4120 Жыл бұрын
As a beginner who doesn't understand how Bitcoin/forex trading works and you really want to make profit from it. I will advise you to first start working with a professional broker.
@milagagnon3417
@milagagnon3417 Жыл бұрын
I referred a friend, he just made over $18,050 in 10days.
@SheridanGeorge-do9ji
@SheridanGeorge-do9ji 4 ай бұрын
People prefer to be entertained than to get educated. 👍🏽 take advantage of market rebounds, and attain financial expansion. The commitment to staying invested demands patience, discipline, and a concentration on the broader context - a method that has consistently demonstrated rewarding outcomes in the pursuit of wealth in the financial market.
@Telegm-------ASfbbtrade
@Telegm-------ASfbbtrade 4 ай бұрын
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@JerryAlex-qg4et
@JerryAlex-qg4et 4 ай бұрын
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@RobertMichael-pv1nh
@RobertMichael-pv1nh 4 ай бұрын
What's a decent forex broker besides sway and hugos
@Bridget-gs4rc
@Bridget-gs4rc 4 ай бұрын
@@RobertMichael-pv1nh A winning stock is always hated and doubted. That's why it gains when skeptics get surprised.
@user-si2jt2nk7g
@user-si2jt2nk7g 4 ай бұрын
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@reaperking7748
@reaperking7748 Жыл бұрын
The Crocodile of Wallstreet should get an extra 20 years for her terrible rapping on Tic Tok
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