Uranium Finan2026-10-07 16:22:35Jury Convicts Jonathan Spalletta in $55 Million Uranium Finance Theft CaseA New York jury has found cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta guilty in a case tied to the theft of nearly $55 million from crypto trading platform Uranium Finance, according to Bloomberg. Prosecutors said Spalletta carried out two attacks in 2021, after which the platform shut down. The jury reached its verdict after more than two hours of deliberation. One of the charges involves money laundering tied to the use of crypto mixing services including Tornado Cash, a count that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff set sentencing for Feb. 16. Authorities also seized more than $3 million worth of rare Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering cards, along with about $31 million in crypto assets, from Spalletta’s Maryland home. Prosecutors said he also spent more than $600,000 on an ancient Roman coin commemorating Caesar’s assassination and $137,000 on a piece of the Wright brothers’ original aircraft that Armstrong had taken to the moon. Defense lawyers argued he only used publicly available smart contract functions and did not forge credentials or deploy malicious code.10
U.S. governme2026-10-06 15:33:29U.S. government moves 264.863 BTC seized in Bitfinex hack case to a new addressOn Oct. 6, BlockBeats reported that on-chain monitoring showed the U.S. government had just moved funds seized in the Bitfinex hack case. The transfer involved about 264.863 BTC, which the report valued at roughly $22.87 million, and the coins were sent to a new address. The update did not include additional details on the destination beyond describing it as a new address. The report cited on-chain tracking as the source of the movement.20
