A man stole 120,000 Bitcoin worth $71 MILLION, recruited his wife to launder the fortune, watched it grow to BILLIONS, and was linked to the crime after his wife spent a $500 Walmart gift card bought with Bitcoin. > In August 2016, Ilya Lichtenstein hacked Bitfinex, one of the world’s major cryptocurrency exchanges. > He used unauthorized transactions to steal 119,754 Bitcoin. > At the time, the Bitcoin was worth approximately $71 MILLION. > He then recruited his wife, Heather Morgan, to help launder the stolen fortune. > Morgan had a public career writing about business and cybersecurity, including articles for Forbes. > She even wrote an article for Forbes offering advice on how businesses could protect themselves from cybercriminals. > She also made rap videos under the name “Razzlekhan,” calling herself the “Crocodile of Wall Street.” > Meanwhile, the couple moved the stolen Bitcoin through cryptocurrency exchanges, fake identities and other methods to hide where it came from. > But in May 2020, investigators uncovered a small transaction that helped connect the money to Morgan. > Someone had used Bitcoin linked to the stolen funds to buy a $500 Walmart gift card. > Parts of the card were redeemed through Walmart’s app using Morgan’s name and email, with the couple’s apartment address used for deliveries. > Investigators followed the trail to their digital accounts. > On January 31, 2022, authorities decrypted a file in Lichtenstein’s cloud storage containing thousands of cryptocurrency addresses and their private keys. > Those keys helped investigators seize approximately 94,636 bitcoin:native worth $3.6 BILLION at the time. > The couple were arrested in February 2022. > In November 2024, Lichtenstein was sentenced to five years in prison, while Morgan received 18 months. > Both were released early. > Morgan was released in 2025, while Lichtenstein was transferred to home confinement in January 2026. She wrote about protecting businesses from cybercriminals, made rap videos as Razzlekhan, and helped launder Bitcoin from one of the biggest crypto thefts in history. But a $500 Walmart gift card helped investigators connect the dots.

A 38 year old joiner from near Rochdale opened an email at 6am, thought he had won £2.30, checked his account, and realised it was £58 MILLION. He drove to his parents' house and passed his phone through the window so they could check his numbers. His mum shouted out to ask if she could retire now. > Ryan Hoyle is a 38 year old self-employed joiner from near Rochdale. > He normally bought his EuroMillions tickets in store, but during the 2020 lockdown he had been playing online. > On Friday April 17 2020 the winning numbers were 16, 28, 32, 37 and 45 with Lucky Stars 1 and 11. > He woke up early on Saturday morning and checked his emails at 6am. > There was one from the National Lottery titled "You've Won." > He thought he had won £2.30. > He logged into his account and saw a lot of numbers. He thought it might be millions, but he couldn't make sense of what he was looking at. > He said he was shaking and needed a second opinion. > The first people he called were his mum and dad. They assumed he was ringing because he had locked himself out. > He jumped in his van and drove round to their house. > Lockdown meant he couldn't go inside, so he passed his phone through the window. > They checked his numbers against another website, just to be sure. > It was real. He had won £58,366,487 and was the only winner. > The prize put him 20th on the National Lottery millionaire rich list. > He claimed it less than 24 hours after the draw. > His dad congratulated him from inside the house. > His mum shouted out asking if she could retire now. > His mum works as a cleaner at the local school and had been struggling with a sore hip for years. > His dad works at a factory. > Ryan said: "Basically Mum, Dad and my brother can all retire this week." > He said he would keep working on the refurbishment of his brother's house despite the win. > He was renting a one-bed flat and planned to buy a home for himself and his 11 year old daughter. > He celebrated with a drink in the sunshine with his brothers, keeping two metres apart. A joiner thought he had won £2.30, realised it was £58 MILLION, drove to his parents' house, passed his phone through the window, and his mum asked if she could retire now.

A man bet €60 on two horses and believed he had turned it into €319,440. Ladbrokes refused to pay, citing a racing investigation he wasn’t part of. He launched High Court proceedings, and a year later he got a fraction of it. – Dylan Phelan, 25, from Dungarvan in County Waterford, worked at a racing stable for trainer Declan Queally. – On April 19, 2024, he walked into a Ladbrokes shop in Limerick City and placed a €30 each-way double on two of Queally’s horses. – He took Ladbrokes’ early prices of 80/1 and 125/1. – Rocky’s Diamond won a maiden hurdle at Limerick, and 22 minutes later Diamond Nora won a mares’ maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe. – His €60 stake had become €319,440. – But when he went to collect, Ladbrokes wouldn’t pay. – The company said it would hold the bet until the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board finished investigating the two races. – Race stewards had referred both winners to the regulator because of their apparent improvement in form. – The regulator confirmed that Phelan was not under investigation. – Other bookmakers had paid him on smaller bets on the same horses. – Ladbrokes’ shop terms capped the payout on a bet like his at €100,000. – Phelan said the investigation had nothing to do with him. – Ladbrokes said it waits for an investigation to finish when a sporting body is looking into events it has taken notable bets on. – Phelan launched High Court proceedings and waited for a hearing date. – More than a year later, his story went public and spread to millions of views online. – Eleven days later, in April 2025, Ladbrokes agreed to settle the bet after talks with the regulator. – He was paid €100,000, not the €319,440 on his ticket. He risked €60 on a double that won €319,440. Both horses won, the regulator cleared him, and he waited a year while Ladbrokes held his money. In the end, he was paid, but only a third of what his ticket said.

A man bet €60 on two horses and believed he had turned it into €319,440. Ladbrokes refused to pay, citing a racing investigation he wasn’t part of. He launched High Court proceedings, and a year later he got a fraction of it. – Dylan Phelan, 25, from Dungarvan in County Waterford, worked at a racing stable for trainer Declan Queally. – On April 19, 2024, he walked into a Ladbrokes shop in Limerick City and placed a €30 each-way double on two of Queally’s horses. – He took Ladbrokes’ early prices of 80/1 and 125/1. – Rocky’s Diamond won a maiden hurdle at Limerick, and 22 minutes later Diamond Nora won a mares’ maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe. – His €60 stake had become €319,440. – But when he went to collect, Ladbrokes wouldn’t pay. – The company said it would hold the bet until the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board finished investigating the two races. – Race stewards had referred both winners to the regulator because of their apparent improvement in form. – The regulator confirmed that Phelan was not under investigation. – Other bookmakers had paid him on smaller bets on the same horses. – Ladbrokes’ shop terms capped the payout on a bet like his at €100,000. – Phelan said the investigation had nothing to do with him. – Ladbrokes said it waits for an investigation to finish when a sporting body is looking into events it has taken notable bets on. – Phelan launched High Court proceedings and waited for a hearing date. – More than a year later, his story went public and spread to millions of views online. – Eleven days later, in April 2025, Ladbrokes agreed to settle the bet after talks with the regulator. – He was paid €100,000, not the €319,440 on his ticket. He risked €60 on a double that won €319,440. Both horses won, the regulator cleared him, and he waited a year while Ladbrokes held his money. In the end, he was paid, but only a third of what his ticket said.

If you think you've made an expensive mistake, wait until you hear this. In March 2022, an NFT collector tried to sell EtherRock #44# for 444 $ETH, worth around $1.2 MILLION at the time. But he accidentally entered 444 wei instead, listing it for less than a cent. A trading bot bought it almost immediately. The collector, known as Dino Dealer, said the mistake had cost him his entire net worth. The buyer later resold EtherRock #44# for 234 $ETH, worth roughly $548,507 at the time. He tried to sell an NFT for over $1 MILLION but accidentally let it go for less than a penny. Could you ever get over a mistake like this?

A 38 year old joiner from near Rochdale opened an email at 6am, thought he had won £2.30, checked his account, and realised it was £58 MILLION. He drove to his parents' house and passed his phone through the window so they could check his numbers. His mum shouted out to ask if she could retire now. > Ryan Hoyle is a 38 year old self-employed joiner from near Rochdale. > He normally bought his EuroMillions tickets in store, but during the 2020 lockdown he had been playing online. > On Friday April 17 2020 the winning numbers were 16, 28, 32, 37 and 45 with Lucky Stars 1 and 11. > He woke up early on Saturday morning and checked his emails at 6am. > There was one from the National Lottery titled "You've Won." > He thought he had won £2.30. > He logged into his account and saw a lot of numbers. He thought it might be millions, but he couldn't make sense of what he was looking at. > He said he was shaking and needed a second opinion. > The first people he called were his mum and dad. They assumed he was ringing because he had locked himself out. > He jumped in his van and drove round to their house. > Lockdown meant he couldn't go inside, so he passed his phone through the window. > They checked his numbers against another website, just to be sure. > It was real. He had won £58,366,487 and was the only winner. > The prize put him 20th on the National Lottery millionaire rich list. > He claimed it less than 24 hours after the draw. > His dad congratulated him from inside the house. > His mum shouted out asking if she could retire now. > His mum works as a cleaner at the local school and had been struggling with a sore hip for years. > His dad works at a factory. > Ryan said: "Basically Mum, Dad and my brother can all retire this week." > He said he would keep working on the refurbishment of his brother's house despite the win. > He was renting a one-bed flat and planned to buy a home for himself and his 11 year old daughter. > He celebrated with a drink in the sunshine with his brothers, keeping two metres apart. A joiner thought he had won £2.30, realised it was £58 MILLION, drove to his parents' house, passed his phone through the window, and his mum asked if she could retire now.

A 29 year old air stewardess won £1 MILLION in the lottery on April Fool’s Day, and her boyfriend thought she was joking. Just hours earlier, she had already won £1,000 playing bingo. > Kelly Caldwell was a 29-year-old air stewardess from Runcorn Cheshire, who had worked for easyJet for seven years. > She was also raising a two-year-old daughter named Hollie. > On Good Friday in April 2013, Kelly won £1 MILLION in the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle. > But when she told her boyfriend, Jason Massey, he initially refused to believe her. > The win had come on April 1, making it even harder for him to take the news seriously. > And just hours earlier, Kelly had already won £1,000 playing bingo. > Once the news sank in, the couple began planning what to do with their new fortune. > Kelly wanted to celebrate her upcoming 30th birthday with a luxury holiday to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. > After seven years serving passengers on planes, she was looking forward to finally sitting back and being served herself. > “I’m looking forward to being served on the plane rather than doing the serving,” she said. > The couple also planned to buy a new house and a car. > Their daughter Hollie was still too young to understand what had happened, but Kelly wanted to give her a third birthday she would never forget. > She planned a trip to Disneyland for her. > Kelly had also dreamed of having a lavish wedding, but she and Jason had never had the money or time to make it happen. > Now, she could finally start planning the wedding she had always wanted. > The couple celebrated their win at the stadium of their favourite football club, Everton, where they raised a glass to their new future. > Kelly had gone from working as an air stewardess and raising a young daughter to suddenly having £1 MILLION to change her family’s life. And it all started with a lottery win her boyfriend thought was an April Fool’s joke.

A new project I'm excited to bring to life is my car dealership business. 🚘 We've secured the location and here's what it looks like now and what we're hoping it will look like when everything is done. Waiting for the architect's plans before things get underway. I'll keep you guys updated as we make progress over the next few weeks.

A new project I'm excited to bring to life is my car dealership business. 🚘 We've secured the location and here's what it looks like now and what we're hoping it will look like when everything is done. Waiting for the architect's plans before things get underway. I'll keep you guys updated as we make progress over the next few weeks.

If you think you've made a crazy mistake before, then you haven't seen this. In November 2017, a developer accidentally destroyed a piece of code that 587 Ethereum wallets depended on. One mistake froze 513,774 $ETH worth over $150 MILLION at the time. Among the victims were the funds raised in Polkadot's ICO. Its wallet held 306,276 $ETH, now worth $717.92 MILLION. The $ETH is still sitting in the wallet, visible to everyone, but the funds remain inaccessible. And the developer's explanation on GitHub was "I accidentally killed it." Could you live with making a mistake that expensive?

A 29 year old air stewardess won £1 MILLION in the lottery on April Fool’s Day, and her boyfriend thought she was joking. Just hours earlier, she had already won £1,000 playing bingo. > Kelly Caldwell was a 29-year-old air stewardess from Runcorn Cheshire, who had worked for easyJet for seven years. > She was also raising a two-year-old daughter named Hollie. > On Good Friday in April 2013, Kelly won £1 MILLION in the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle. > But when she told her boyfriend, Jason Massey, he initially refused to believe her. > The win had come on April 1, making it even harder for him to take the news seriously. > And just hours earlier, Kelly had already won £1,000 playing bingo. > Once the news sank in, the couple began planning what to do with their new fortune. > Kelly wanted to celebrate her upcoming 30th birthday with a luxury holiday to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. > After seven years serving passengers on planes, she was looking forward to finally sitting back and being served herself. > “I’m looking forward to being served on the plane rather than doing the serving,” she said. > The couple also planned to buy a new house and a car. > Their daughter Hollie was still too young to understand what had happened, but Kelly wanted to give her a third birthday she would never forget. > She planned a trip to Disneyland for her. > Kelly had also dreamed of having a lavish wedding, but she and Jason had never had the money or time to make it happen. > Now, she could finally start planning the wedding she had always wanted. > The couple celebrated their win at the stadium of their favourite football club, Everton, where they raised a glass to their new future. > Kelly had gone from working as an air stewardess and raising a young daughter to suddenly having £1 MILLION to change her family’s life. And it all started with a lottery win her boyfriend thought was an April Fool’s joke.

A 34 year old insurance educator from Massachusetts invested $53,000 into a dying video game store that nobody wanted. Wall Street laughed. Then it turned into $48 MILLION and he brought the entire hedge fund industry to its knees. – Keith Gill worked a regular 9 to 5 job at MassMutual insurance in Massachusetts. – He spent his evenings posting stock analysis videos on YouTube under the name Roaring Kitty. He had almost no viewers. – In 2019 he invested $53,000 into GameStop. – A struggling mall video game store that every Wall Street hedge fund was betting against. – They were so confident it would fail they had shorted the stock meaning they had borrowed and sold shares expecting to buy them back cheaper when the price collapsed. – Gill posted his analysis on Reddit's WallStreetBets forum. – Argued GameStop was undervalued and the hedge funds were wrong. Most people ignored him. – Then ordinary people started reading his posts. Retail investors with $500 and $1,000 accounts started buying GameStop shares in their thousands. – In January 2021 GameStop stock went from $3 to $483 in three weeks. A 16,000 percent increase. – The hedge funds that had shorted the stock were now in a catastrophic position. – As the price rose they were being forced to buy back shares at prices they never imagined. Melvin Capital lost $6.8 BILLION in a single month. – Robinhood and other brokers under pressure from Wall Street suddenly restricted ordinary people from buying GameStop while letting institutions sell freely. The internet exploded. – Gill was called to testify before the United States Congress. – He sat in front of the entire House Financial Services Committee in a headband and said: "I am not a cat. I am not a hedge fund. I like the stock." – His $53,000 had turned into $48 MILLION at its peak. – He quietly posted his final Reddit update in April 2021 showing a profit of nearly $20 MILLION. Then disappeared completely from the internet. – A Hollywood film called Dumb Money was made about him in 2023 starring Paul Dano. – He has given no interviews. Made no public appearances. Nobody knows exactly what he did with the money. A regular guy with $53,000 and a YouTube channel no one watched turned a dying mall store into a weapon that wiped $6.8 BILLION from a hedge fund in one month.

A failed actor from Indiana told investors he had secret deals with Netflix and HBO to distribute films across Latin America. He raised $650 MILLION. He had no deals, had no film and used the money to buy courtside NBA seats and throw parties in Hollywood while posting it all on Instagram. – Zachary Horwitz grew up in Indiana dreaming of being a Hollywood star. > He moved to Los Angeles and got a few minor acting roles. Nothing significant. – In 2014 he started a company called 1inMM Capital. – He told investors the company had exclusive deals with Netflix and HBO to license and distribute films across Latin America. – The returns he promised were extraordinary. 35 to 40 percent annually. – The deals were completely fabricated. – He forged official Netflix and HBO letterhead to make them look real. Created fake email correspondence. Produced fake contracts. – Over six years he raised $650 MILLION from hundreds of investors using nothing but forged documents and confidence. – While the money came in he lived like a celebrity. Courtside seats at Lakers games. A $5.7 MILLION mansion in the Hollywood Hills, Private jets, Lavish parties, Designer clothes and he posted everything on Instagram. – He used new investor money to pay returns to old investors to keep the scheme running. A classic Ponzi structure. – When COVID hit in 2020 the entertainment industry froze. He could no longer raise enough new money to pay existing investors. Payments stopped. – Investors contacted Netflix and HBO directly to ask about the distribution deals. – Both companies said they had never heard of him or his company. – He was arrested in April 2021. Pleaded guilty to wire fraud. – Sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. A man forged Netflix and HBO contracts, raised $650 MILLION from real investors, and spent it on courtside seats and Hollywood parties while posting it all on Instagram.