The United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has arrested Anton and James Pepaire-Bueno and charged them with actions the government said allowed them to swipe $25 million worth of cryptocurrency via the Ethereum blockchain in just 12 seconds.

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The United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has arrested Anton and James Pepaire-Bueno and charged them with actions the government said allowed them to swipe $25 million worth of cryptocurrency via the Ethereum blockchain in just 12 seconds.

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Feds Arrest Crypto Bros for 'Attacking Ethereum' With MEV Exploit

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https://decrypt.co/230874/feds-arrest-crypto-bros-attacking-ethereum-mev-exploit

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Two brothers, Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, of Boston, and James Pepaire-Bueno, 28, of New York were arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 15 2024 for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency.

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