The Bitfinex heist from 2016 just got a new twist. Ilya Lichtenstein, the hacker behind the theft of nearly 120,000 BTC from the platform—one of the largest crypto thefts in history—has been released early from prison. He'd been serving time on a five-year sentence but walked free after just 14 months. The reason? Trump's First Step Act, a criminal justice reform initiative that allowed for his early release. It's a stark reminder of how major past security breaches have shaped the industry, and how legal developments can suddenly shift the fate of those involved in some of crypto's most infamous incidents.