US likely to withdraw extradition request for Dublin $2m bitcoin  hacker

Conor Freeman, who appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Friday morning. Photo: Collins Courts

The US authorities are likely to withdraw their extradition request for a Dublin computer hacker who stole over two million dollars in Bitcoin cryptocurrencies, a court has heard.

Conor Freeman (21) appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning and affirmed guilty pleas to a number of charges under the theft and fraud act.