[Hackers Who Stole Nearly $55 Million from Uranium Finance Found Guilty, Face Up to 20 Years in Prison] BlockBeats News, October 8, according to Bloomberg, cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta was found guilty by a New York jury for stealing nearly $55 million from the cryptocurrency trading platform Uranium Finance. Prosecutors accused him of carrying out two attacks in 2021, leading to the platform's closure after the funds were stolen. The jury reached its verdict after more than two hours of deliberation. Spalletta faces up to 20 years in prison for money laundering charges related to the use of cryptocurrency mixing services like Tornado Cash. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff has set the sentencing date for February 16. Law enforcement seized rare Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards worth over $3 million, as well as approximately $31 million in cryptocurrency assets from his Maryland residence. Prosecutors stated that he also spent over $600,000 on an ancient Roman coin commemorating Caesar's assassination and purchased a piece of the Wright brothers' original aircraft, which had been taken to the moon by Armstrong, for $137,000. Defense attorneys argued that he merely used publicly available functions within smart contracts, rather than forging credentials or deploying malicious code, and therefore his actions did not constitute hacking. [Original Link]