SINGAPORE, March 10 -- Singaporean Malone Lam, 20, was arrested and charged with one of the biggest crypto heists in the United States.

Business Times reported that Lam and his co-accused, American Jeandiel Serrano, 21, allegedly stole over 4,100 Bitcoin, worth more than US$450 million (RM1.99 billion) today.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that the duo was arrested in September 2024 and charged with conspiracy to steal and launder over US$230 million in cryptocurrency from a victim in Washington, DC2.

Lam, who used the online handles "Anne Hathaway" and "$$$," splurged up to US$500,000 (S$665,000) a night at clubs, giving out Hermes bags to models and influencers, and bought more than 30 luxury cars, including a Pagani Huayr...