Key facts
- A 22-year-old pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $245 million cryptocurrency theft.
- The theft is considered one of the largest in U.S. history.
- The individual led a criminal ring responsible for the heist.
A 22-year-old has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $245 million cryptocurrency theft, marking one of the largest such heists in U.S. history. The individual was the ringleader of the criminal operation responsible for the significant digital asset theft.