Cryptocurrency criminals are spending their first New Year in prison
From Sam Bankman-Fried to the person responsible for hacking Bitfinex, many convicted criminals are serving time in 2025.
Although Bitcoin ended 2024 with an all-time high price of over $100,000, this year also marked the conclusion of criminal cases involving many prominent leaders and fraudsters in the cryptocurrency industry.
1. Executives of FTX and Alameda
2. Developers of Tornado Cash
3. Promoter of IcomTech
4. Bitfinex money launderers
5. Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who is currently serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison in Tucson.
