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MIT brothers face charges over 12-second, alleged $25M crypto heist
Two brothers are charged with stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency via a blockchain exploit that allegedly lasted less than thirteen seconds. Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, both graduates of MIT, filed a motion last Friday in Manhattan federal court to exclude Google searches, including "top crypto lawyers" and "wire fraud statute of limitations." They made these searches after an alleged fraud in April 2023. Prosecutors characterized this case to be the first known manipulation of Ethereum's MEV-boost system. Ethereum's MEV-boost system lets external builders recommend transaction bundles so that validators can ... (full story)