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

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  • Опубликовано: 11 фев 2022
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Комментарии • 7 тыс.

  • @branchtana315
    @branchtana315 2 года назад +2948

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

    • @dosmastrify
      @dosmastrify 2 года назад +47

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

    • @Erodius
      @Erodius 2 года назад +155

      Judge: "we already took the bitcoin."

    • @harambeinhumanform
      @harambeinhumanform 2 года назад +16

      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
      @Mikestah55 2 года назад +22

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

    • @harambeinhumanform
      @harambeinhumanform 2 года назад +7

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

  • @bad_money
    @bad_money 2 года назад +2110

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

    • @saltshakerstudio2190
      @saltshakerstudio2190 2 года назад +91

      @four💋💘 your like a 3/10, please stop

    • @yt-sh
      @yt-sh 2 года назад +19

      @@saltshakerstudio2190 lol

    • @Isaax
      @Isaax 2 года назад +68

      Art school rejection vibes...

    • @TheHikariOne
      @TheHikariOne 2 года назад +57

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

    • @cardamundo295
      @cardamundo295 2 года назад +1

      @@Isaax hahaha

  • @mellowords
    @mellowords Год назад +208

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

    • @RandomUser2401
      @RandomUser2401 Год назад +1

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

    • @sgerardpandian
      @sgerardpandian Год назад +13

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

    • @MultiChrisjb
      @MultiChrisjb 6 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @MultiChrisjb
      @MultiChrisjb 6 месяцев назад

      @@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.

  • @msb1410
    @msb1410 2 года назад +166

    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
      @heaven7612 Год назад +3

      seriously 😂

    • @dredgewalker
      @dredgewalker Год назад

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

    • @arthurduncan5838
      @arthurduncan5838 Год назад +8

      Yeah, they could’ve been great rappers

    • @RM-lk1so
      @RM-lk1so Год назад

      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
      @slurvtrutl526 Год назад +1

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

  • @rasmie8858
    @rasmie8858 2 года назад +2552

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

    • @trnguy6137
      @trnguy6137 2 года назад +330

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

    • @joejoe2658
      @joejoe2658 2 года назад +156

      she also stole her eyebrows from the stationary isle.

    • @jonnym4670
      @jonnym4670 2 года назад +197

      her rapping was her biggest crime

    • @EpicSpence
      @EpicSpence 2 года назад +108

      My ears will never forgive her

    • @truthbydesign5146
      @truthbydesign5146 2 года назад +83

      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
    @KyleJamesFrazer 2 года назад +2910

    “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
      @johnnybanana8004 2 года назад +40

      hahhah🤣🤣 this cracked me👍

    • @kevinavila9489
      @kevinavila9489 2 года назад +92

      Dad why is there tomato sauce on the potato

    • @MestreDentistaGUC
      @MestreDentistaGUC 2 года назад +10

      🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂👍🏽

    • @mazimadu
      @mazimadu 2 года назад +35

      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
      @ScottiStudios 2 года назад +38

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

  • @AstaKristjan
    @AstaKristjan Год назад +214

    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
      @simonbad Год назад +3

      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
      @Erinmills98 Год назад +1

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

    • @ansbhutta-zy5lh
      @ansbhutta-zy5lh Год назад

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

    • @daneliasosa6077
      @daneliasosa6077 2 месяца назад

      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
      @bexmac8136 Месяц назад

      @@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)

  • @peterlittlehorse5695
    @peterlittlehorse5695 Год назад +775

    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
      @JoseAlfonsoChavez Год назад +40

      Underrated comment.. 👌

    • @this_is_patrick
      @this_is_patrick Год назад +73

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

    • @ericmartinez1665
      @ericmartinez1665 Год назад +21

      This is a really important point.

    • @Aussie413
      @Aussie413 Год назад +17

      my thoughts exactly

    • @omnitravis
      @omnitravis Год назад +15

      but muh fiat!?!

  • @fluffalpenguin
    @fluffalpenguin 2 года назад +309

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

  • @kaysha
    @kaysha 2 года назад +2485

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

    • @publicmail2
      @publicmail2 2 года назад +138

      But can they find an actress ugly enough?

    • @nboy7
      @nboy7 2 года назад +106

      @@publicmail2 And with a voice that annoying.

    • @devonmckay2428
      @devonmckay2428 2 года назад +43

      @@nboy7 Sofia Vergara lol

    • @barbiquearea
      @barbiquearea 2 года назад +18

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

    • @jmr1920
      @jmr1920 2 года назад +44

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

  • @cheechalker8430
    @cheechalker8430 Год назад +52

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

    • @TopViralMiX
      @TopViralMiX Год назад +4

      sure, oh wait we can’t even buy beer

  • @bobbob465
    @bobbob465 6 месяцев назад +5

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

  • @javierpatag3609
    @javierpatag3609 2 года назад +1563

    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
      @kannnnn392 2 года назад +36

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

    • @yia01
      @yia01 2 года назад +24

      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
      @javierpatag3609 2 года назад +63

      @@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
      @John_shepard 2 года назад +31

      @@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
      @timsel6228 2 года назад +3

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

  • @bayly1977
    @bayly1977 2 года назад +2602

    Well done putting this story together so quickly.

    • @hnacs8117
      @hnacs8117 2 года назад +9

      Indeed, he’s fast

    • @nisomsom
      @nisomsom 2 года назад +28

      omg fuck these bots

    • @roxaskinghearts
      @roxaskinghearts 2 года назад

      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
      @AlElisande 2 года назад +6

      @@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 ruclips.net/video/2tRppXW_aKo/видео.html

    • @johnnybanana8004
      @johnnybanana8004 2 года назад +7

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

  • @End3rWi99in
    @End3rWi99in Год назад +17

    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.

  • @trevorsmith303
    @trevorsmith303 Год назад +4

    I love this RUclips channel. Great narration😀

  • @DrGoldenFlap
    @DrGoldenFlap 2 года назад +476

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

    • @bikinggreg
      @bikinggreg 2 года назад +18

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • @sebastianwendl603
      @sebastianwendl603 2 года назад +14

      @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
      @patrickferguson7665 2 года назад

      You can reach her via WhatsApp 👇

    • @patrickferguson7665
      @patrickferguson7665 2 года назад

      Are availabilities is sure on WhatsApp 👆

    • @DrGoldenFlap
      @DrGoldenFlap 2 года назад +4

      @@patrickferguson7665 what?

  • @ChengTeoh
    @ChengTeoh 2 года назад +1913

    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
      @deewinc 2 года назад +101

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

    • @SuperAleaiactaest
      @SuperAleaiactaest 2 года назад +49

      Yeah. Seems a little too clear cut imo

    • @ashroskell
      @ashroskell 2 года назад +83

      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
      @anonymouszillouette8404 2 года назад +28

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

    • @mozvidz
      @mozvidz 2 года назад +18

      *_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?_*

  • @josiahlatone
    @josiahlatone Год назад +14

    Coldfusion is so addictive

  • @andrewpipitone1572
    @andrewpipitone1572 Год назад +26

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

    • @NeostormXLMAX
      @NeostormXLMAX Год назад

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

    • @BananaDynastyX
      @BananaDynastyX Год назад +1

      Razzle N' Dazzle

  • @parkamark
    @parkamark 2 года назад +472

    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
      @billieford9683 2 года назад +46

      Great analogy. But not so for a woman. 😁

    • @lookingforsomething
      @lookingforsomething 2 года назад +42

      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
      @mohan1519 2 года назад +3

      lol

    • @danvilela
      @danvilela 2 года назад +9

      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
      @TDrudley 2 года назад

      @@lookingforsomething Earning != stealing.

  • @sweepingtime
    @sweepingtime 2 года назад +408

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

    • @Edgedable
      @Edgedable 2 года назад +19

      Hollywood: quick write that down, write that down!

    • @barbiquearea
      @barbiquearea 2 года назад +5

      Reminds me of Ja Rule's Fyrefest disaster.

    • @dimitriosdesmos4699
      @dimitriosdesmos4699 2 года назад +2

      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
      @elonmusk6654 2 года назад +1

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

    • @thecryingsoul
      @thecryingsoul 2 года назад +5

      @@dimitriosdesmos4699 Seek medical help

  • @TheOnlyGHOST1015
    @TheOnlyGHOST1015 Год назад +5

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

  • @med6399
    @med6399 9 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @brandonmarcos5422
    @brandonmarcos5422 2 года назад +5

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

  • @D0omC0okie
    @D0omC0okie 2 года назад +263

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

    • @karenpojar2514
      @karenpojar2514 2 года назад +58

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

    • @PhilLesh69
      @PhilLesh69 2 года назад +3

      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
      @ShortFunnyTales 2 года назад +34

      Thats why nothing must be left in the cloud

    • @Tubeytime
      @Tubeytime 2 года назад +14

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

    • @Alecxace
      @Alecxace 2 года назад +27

      @@Tubeytime or just a backdoor

  • @RomanZ420
    @RomanZ420 Год назад +7

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

  • @zeynepsen6570
    @zeynepsen6570 10 месяцев назад

    Glad to see this video, thank you

  • @damustermann
    @damustermann 2 года назад +215

    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
      @billrobinson7205 2 года назад +6

      maybe they phished it out of them?

    • @tgamron
      @tgamron 2 года назад +38

      The key probably had a weak password.

    • @cornheadahh
      @cornheadahh 2 года назад +36

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

    • @jrobmccoy
      @jrobmccoy 2 года назад +25

      @@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
      @workbotautonomous7364 2 года назад +20

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

  • @AwokenEntertainment
    @AwokenEntertainment 2 года назад +43

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

  • @k-stakfetti953
    @k-stakfetti953 Год назад

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

  • @butchcassidy9625
    @butchcassidy9625 Год назад +14

    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. 😳

  • @MelniaShadow
    @MelniaShadow 2 года назад +8

    6:14 The Cold Fusion so cold it burn

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      @user-yx2uw2dn5o 2 года назад

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      @scottrodriguez4822 2 года назад

      @@user-yx2uw2dn5o You have to have an idea on what you wanna invest carefully before going in.. I made huge profits on my investment since I started trading with .Mrs Mellisa , her trading strategies are top notch.

    • @kimderick3628
      @kimderick3628 2 года назад

      Can anyone tell me how to reach her

    • @fridaychigozie8793
      @fridaychigozie8793 2 года назад

      I need her user name or user ID

  • @oldschooldamnawesome
    @oldschooldamnawesome 2 года назад +134

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

    • @schumbo8324
      @schumbo8324 2 года назад +23

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

    • @xybersurfer
      @xybersurfer 2 года назад +31

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

    • @schumbo8324
      @schumbo8324 2 года назад

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

    • @akbarberlian
      @akbarberlian 2 года назад

      And send their money to one account on wasabi without tumbler

    • @mamie6820
      @mamie6820 2 года назад

      😎😎😅🤣😂🤣😂😅

  • @cletus2941
    @cletus2941 Год назад +1

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

  • @gwillis01
    @gwillis01 Год назад +2

    Thank you for an informative video

  • @868sks
    @868sks 2 года назад +37

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

  • @coolezum
    @coolezum 2 года назад +348

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

    • @kzed
      @kzed 2 года назад +63

      'Bit coinfused'
      haha nice one

    • @croissantlover1
      @croissantlover1 2 года назад +36

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

    • @lp.8185
      @lp.8185 2 года назад +9

      Greed can blind

    • @thoughtstream534
      @thoughtstream534 2 года назад +3

      Booooooooo 😂

    • @barbiquearea
      @barbiquearea 2 года назад +11

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

  • @WildFungus
    @WildFungus Год назад +8

    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
      @simonesmith7877 Год назад

      Evidence is in the wallet address

    • @simonesmith7877
      @simonesmith7877 Год назад

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

  • @randy19vlog
    @randy19vlog Год назад

    Wow that’s amazing. Nice vlog

  • @blehbleheh
    @blehbleheh 2 года назад +153

    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
      @brentfarvors192 2 года назад +31

      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
      @mheuman 7 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂😂😂love it.

    • @MultiChrisjb
      @MultiChrisjb 6 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @JamesSmith-cm7sg
    @JamesSmith-cm7sg 2 года назад +64

    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
      @taweller 2 года назад +5

      Way way more!

    • @BWater-yq3jx
      @BWater-yq3jx 2 года назад +9

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

  • @anjrulaw4986
    @anjrulaw4986 Год назад +3

    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

  • @Joffin..
    @Joffin.. Год назад +7

    You're videos are amazing and very educative. You got an eye for good stories. Good analysis. Only the best for you my friend.

  • @saaaaaame
    @saaaaaame 2 года назад +258

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

    • @johnsmith99997
      @johnsmith99997 2 года назад +38

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

    • @Nicolas-hu9de
      @Nicolas-hu9de 2 года назад +12

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

    • @parafitality2730
      @parafitality2730 2 года назад +9

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

    • @_ten_10
      @_ten_10 2 года назад +9

      @@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.

  • @PanduPoluan
    @PanduPoluan 2 года назад +107

    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
      @josron6088 2 года назад +6

      Wow, that would have been a great idea.

    • @mateuszzimon8216
      @mateuszzimon8216 2 года назад +31

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

    • @holytrashify
      @holytrashify 2 года назад +4

      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
      @mateuszzimon8216 2 года назад +3

      @@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
      @PanduPoluan 2 года назад +4

      @@mateuszzimon8216 "boss your part" 😂

  • @sarialdi
    @sarialdi Год назад +1

    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!🤣

  • @russcontact
    @russcontact Год назад

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

  • @skiz8848
    @skiz8848 2 года назад +108

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

    • @IzabellaRequiem
      @IzabellaRequiem Год назад +6

      Shes typical grey mouse those are the worst

    • @ytcensorhack1876
      @ytcensorhack1876 Год назад +9

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

    • @Sakaaruser22
      @Sakaaruser22 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @pn7134
    @pn7134 2 года назад +29

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

  • @lorenworthington8739
    @lorenworthington8739 Год назад +2

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

  • @RyanShirley
    @RyanShirley 2 года назад +700

    I can’t wait for the Netflix Documentary 🍿

    • @grant4458
      @grant4458 2 года назад +43

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

    • @ongjanette
      @ongjanette 2 года назад +33

      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
      @anthonynicholson5523 2 года назад +8

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

    • @DrShauryaGarg
      @DrShauryaGarg 2 года назад +1

      8 episodes with a season finale wait of 2 months atleast

    • @coimbralaw
      @coimbralaw 2 года назад +2

      Why ?

  • @khez_
    @khez_ 2 года назад +18

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

    • @raviolilopez2068
      @raviolilopez2068 2 года назад +1

      For sure USA has better prisons than Russia.

    • @midsummerstation3345
      @midsummerstation3345 2 года назад

      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

  • @Ottolineification
    @Ottolineification Год назад +2

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

  • @doritos7134
    @doritos7134 9 месяцев назад

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

  • @armartin0003
    @armartin0003 2 года назад +32

    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
      @willkosak 2 года назад

      not really. He didn't

    • @armartin0003
      @armartin0003 2 года назад +5

      @@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.

  • @SlayNetwork
    @SlayNetwork 2 года назад +364

    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
      @SlayNetwork 2 года назад +2

      @@Steph1 it will not be surprising

    • @BBWahoo
      @BBWahoo 2 года назад +1

      @@Steph1
      Hahahaahahahhahahahahahhahahahahaahahhahaahahhahahaha
      No.

    • @KevinP32270
      @KevinP32270 2 года назад +1

      agreed lol

    • @DanielGirardBolduc
      @DanielGirardBolduc 2 года назад +1

      I Must say this was a good cover

    • @douglascraig5075
      @douglascraig5075 2 года назад +1

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

  • @nishchaiydakhane9846
    @nishchaiydakhane9846 Год назад +6

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

  • @zarasbazaar
    @zarasbazaar Год назад +2

    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.

  • @696969liam
    @696969liam 2 года назад +59

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

    • @abeidiot
      @abeidiot 2 года назад +6

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

    • @PP-xs7hu
      @PP-xs7hu 2 года назад +5

      @@abeidiot its a scam

    • @cornheadahh
      @cornheadahh 2 года назад +1

      @@abeidiot He definitely gives off Reddit vibes

    • @christopherrapczynski204
      @christopherrapczynski204 2 года назад +3

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

    • @bitterbob30
      @bitterbob30 2 года назад +1

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

  • @sophiea-cryptophilosopher3570
    @sophiea-cryptophilosopher3570 2 года назад +94

    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
      @yarkahaji 2 года назад

      cuz $4.5 sounds juicier and seductive 🧐

    • @christalline_
      @christalline_ 2 года назад

      interesting! thanks

    • @dzidmail
      @dzidmail 2 года назад +1

      You would think coldfusion was more honest about it..

    • @ZX3000GT1
      @ZX3000GT1 2 года назад +2

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

    • @xianlee4628
      @xianlee4628 2 года назад

      Nah, ultimately BTC or sat is the unit.

  • @ZackYouTube
    @ZackYouTube Год назад +2

    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.

  • @alkaholic4848
    @alkaholic4848 Год назад +1

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

  • @johnareece
    @johnareece 2 года назад +31

    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 :-)

  • @bergenodreux5865
    @bergenodreux5865 2 года назад +41

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

    • @ergonaut940
      @ergonaut940 2 года назад

      why do you love them?

    • @bergenodreux5865
      @bergenodreux5865 2 года назад

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

  • @Dizinii
    @Dizinii Год назад

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

  • @CharlieJoe42
    @CharlieJoe42 Год назад +3

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

  • @rogyx2289
    @rogyx2289 2 года назад +38

    *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
      @kovy689 2 года назад

      I got cancer from her singing.

  • @paxdriver
    @paxdriver 2 года назад +9

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

    • @Ruin3.14
      @Ruin3.14 2 года назад

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

  • @zerrez9791
    @zerrez9791 Год назад

    such upbeat background music wioth the voice over talkiing about a massive theft

  • @FREEDMFTR
    @FREEDMFTR Год назад

    is there always music playing in the background? - Sounds like a travel destination ad

  • @DevilRoom360
    @DevilRoom360 2 года назад +4

    man, love your content, truly inspiring.

  • @paytonvertz9684
    @paytonvertz9684 2 года назад +11

    Just found your channel recently. Loving going though your old stuff as well as catching the new videos! Amazing job; Your time, research, and effort is not unnoticed!

  • @BartMolkenboer
    @BartMolkenboer Год назад +1

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

  • @dejavumalayalm2603
    @dejavumalayalm2603 Год назад

    Found a Hidden Gem Bro Amazing video Keep Going

  • @chrisj5097
    @chrisj5097 2 года назад +5

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

  • @lacyjane1959
    @lacyjane1959 2 года назад +17

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

  • @brettharter143
    @brettharter143 Год назад +1

    Theres something similar with these 2, bernie madoff, sbf, etc.
    They all look very similar

  • @matthewadams2979
    @matthewadams2979 Год назад

    I bet these folks live in the Bahamas too.

  • @rejvaik00
    @rejvaik00 2 года назад +44

    Goes to show that Bitcoin has never really been anonymous

  • @troooooper100
    @troooooper100 2 года назад +95

    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
      @bowdenjosh 2 года назад +16

      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
      @u-shanks4915 2 года назад +3

      Supposedly the creator of Bitcoin
      Is an acrinom of companies

    • @steven-el3sw
      @steven-el3sw 2 года назад +6

      @@bowdenjosh MS office password is trivially easy to crack

    • @stischer47
      @stischer47 2 года назад +16

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

    • @Beavereaver
      @Beavereaver 2 года назад +23

      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.

  • @markdamascus7878
    @markdamascus7878 10 месяцев назад +3

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

  • @user-qu1bg2dt7v
    @user-qu1bg2dt7v Год назад +1

    Your approach and job telling is GENUINE and your establishing yourself as a one of a kind communicator that i believes few have ever seen on this platform. And I think your definitely succeeded in making sense of it to the work. Keep up the good work sir

  • @0Triskelos0
    @0Triskelos0 2 года назад +12

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

    • @GammaSouljah
      @GammaSouljah 2 года назад +1

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

  • @luisdaniela4624
    @luisdaniela4624 2 года назад +18

    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
      @JoseVelasquez-tr8sc 2 года назад +1

      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
      @shuling9438 2 года назад

      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
      @shuling9438 2 года назад

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

    • @aminuibrahim123
      @aminuibrahim123 2 года назад

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

    • @xavierreginald9536
      @xavierreginald9536 2 года назад

      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

  • @starsaintcyr7327
    @starsaintcyr7327 Год назад

    I can’t wait for the movie to come out

  • @burjkhalifa1718
    @burjkhalifa1718 2 года назад +84

    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
      @burjkhalifa1718 2 года назад +1

      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
      @ulysseslargay1933 2 года назад

      @@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
      @ulysseslargay1933 2 года назад +1

      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
      @danaandrioaie1495 2 года назад

      @@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
      @simonethomas9393 2 года назад

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

  • @MrLombardi
    @MrLombardi 2 года назад +7

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

    • @Omar-em7rl
      @Omar-em7rl 2 года назад +1

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

  • @giantasparagus
    @giantasparagus Год назад +1

    SBF and Caroline are like hold my beer..

  • @1988Demien
    @1988Demien Год назад +3

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

  • @zamiadams4343
    @zamiadams4343 2 года назад +18

    Great episode, what a story! This should be a feature length documentary.

    • @gebali
      @gebali 2 года назад +3

      Indeed. And it should include a part where North Koreans torture prisoners with her rapping.

  • @Xperian13
    @Xperian13 2 года назад +22

    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
      @kovy689 2 года назад +4

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

    • @ergonaut940
      @ergonaut940 2 года назад

      @@kovy689 lol. nobody knows

    • @kovy689
      @kovy689 2 года назад

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

    • @ergonaut940
      @ergonaut940 2 года назад

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

    • @kovy689
      @kovy689 2 года назад

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

  • @nelia2014
    @nelia2014 Год назад

    Théo dis great bravo 👏🏾

  • @Space8K
    @Space8K 2 года назад +6

    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....

  • @thdgcfx
    @thdgcfx Год назад

    Man going to prison in new york is a death sentence

  • @Gentelman8697
    @Gentelman8697 Год назад

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

  • @DaveWhiteInYoFace
    @DaveWhiteInYoFace 2 года назад +11

    You’re amazing Dagogo! I heard this story on NPR and was wondering about it all day. Nice work with this! This will be an interesting case to follow moving forward.

  • @heisenberg3922
    @heisenberg3922 2 года назад +32

    Dagogo always makes my day better with his videos

    • @heisenberg3922
      @heisenberg3922 2 года назад +9

      I am famous among the bots

    • @BrokenNoah
      @BrokenNoah 2 года назад +2

      @@heisenberg3922 YT quick on the draw with disabling the dislike but has yet to do anything significant with the bots plaguing their platform

  • @FranceMusicification
    @FranceMusicification Год назад

    Whats the name of the song played at the beginning

  • @rogersmith7194
    @rogersmith7194 Год назад +5

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