Netflix has ordered a cryptocurrency series after $4.5 billion in Bitcoin was stolen from Bitfinex

<p>Netflix has ordered a documentary series about a couple accused of laundering billions of dollars from the Bitfinex hack in 2016. Heather Morgan, an aspiring rapper, and her husband, Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, were arrested this week in New York. In addition, the DOJ seized 94,636 bitcoins stolen in the Bitfinex hack.</p> <p>Coming Soon to Netflix: A Documentary Series About the Bitfinex Hack and the Couple Involved  Netflix, an American subscription streaming service and production company, announced on Friday that it "has ordered a documentary series about a married couple's alleged scheme to launder billions of dollars in stolen cryptocurrency in the largest criminal financial crime case in history."</p> <p>The Bitfinex documentary series will be directed and executive produced by Chris Smith, who is best known for his work on "FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened" and "Tiger King."</p> <p>Furthermore, Nick Bilton, best known for his work on "Fake Famous," "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley," and "American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road," is set to executive produce the Bitfinex documentary series.</p> <p>The documentary will tell the story of a couple who allegedly laundered more than $4 billion in bitcoin from the 2016 hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.</p> <p>According to Netflix,</p> <p>Ilya 'Dutch' Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan were arrested on Tuesday, February 8, in their New York City apartment, and now face charges of conspiring to launder nearly 120,000 Bitcoin related to a 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange.</p> <p>While Lichtenstein, who has dual U.S. and Russian citizenship, co-founded Mixrank, a Y-Combinator-backed startup, Morgan is an aspiring rapper who goes by the stage name Razzlekahn.</p> <p>The 31-year-old rapper and former Forbes contributor referred to herself as a "irreverent comedic rapper" and a "crocodile of Wall Street." Following her arrest, videos of her rapping went viral on social media.</p>