Did This Couple Launder Billions of Dollars in Bitcoin?
The Bitfinex hack eventually led to charges against a rapper called Razzlekhan and her startup-guy husband. But it was their life online that made them famous.
Bloomberg Storylines: Did This Couple Launder Billions of Dollars in Bitcoin?
In the crypto world, lack of experience isn’t always a barrier to fortune or notoriety. Take the 2016 Bitfinex hack, which led to charges against a rapper named Razzlekhan and her startup-guy husband.
In this episode of Bloomberg Storylines, we meet Heather Morgan and Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, who are accused of laundering billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin. Morgan, who bills herself as “The Crocodile of Wall Street” and “Razzlekhan,” has broadcast her life online with a flood of posts and music videos, sometimes with her husband playing the foil. Could this pair have really helped pull off the biggest heist in history?