Overview
- Lichtenstein said on X that he was released early under the First Step Act, and a Trump administration official confirmed he is now on home confinement in line with Bureau of Prisons policies.
- Federal inmate records still show a later release date, reported by outlets as either January 25 or February 9, 2026.
- He was arrested with Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan in 2022, both pleaded guilty in 2023, and he received a five-year term in November 2024 while Morgan got 18 months and was released early in 2025.
- Authorities recovered roughly 94,000 of the 119,754 bitcoin stolen in the 2016 breach, one of the largest U.S. crypto asset seizures, with prosecutors moving in 2025 to return funds to Bitfinex.
- Investigators and TRM Labs say the hack exploited a flaw in Bitfinex’s multi-signature withdrawal process to bypass third-party approvals, with subsequent laundering through mixers, conversions, and retail gift card purchases tied to the couple.