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OneCoin Compliance Chief Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Role in $4B Ponzi Scheme

[Apr 4, 2024 1:27 PM]

Google Takes Legal Action Against Alleged Crypto Scammers for Uploading Fraudulent Apps

[Apr 4, 2024 6:07 AM] The defendants are said to have committed hundreds of acts of wire fraud, "causing harm to Google and at least approximately 100,000 Google users."

TRON Foundation, Justin Sun Ask U.S. Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit

[Apr 2, 2024 3:14 AM] The TRON Foundation and Justin Sun asked a New York court to dismiss an SEC lawsuit, arguing that the regulator failed to establish that the court has jurisdiction over the foreign defendants.

Binance Executives File Suit Against Nigeria: Local Media

[Mar 29, 2024 9:01 AM] The two Binance executives held in Nigeria after being invited for consultations filed suit against two government agencies for allegedly violating their human rights.

Craig Wright Assets Frozen by UK Judge to Prevent Him Evading Court Costs

[Mar 29, 2024 5:35 AM] Judge James Mellor found earlier this month that Wright was not, as he'd claimed, Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakomoto

Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev

[Mar 27, 2024 11:58 AM] The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said.

SEC Seeks $1.95B Fine in Final Judgment Against Ripple

[Mar 25, 2024 11:56 PM] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a New York judge to impose a nearly $2 billion judgment against Ripple Labs, according to court filings.

Nigeria Charges Binance, Detained Executives With Tax Evasion: Reports

[Mar 25, 2024 2:59 AM] One of two senior Binance executives in government custody has escaped, local media reported over the weekend.

Guilty Verdict for Woman Accused of Laundering Bitcoin Tied to Alleged $6B China Fraud: Bloomberg

[Mar 20, 2024 10:32 AM] Police in the U.K. seized over 1.7 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) worth of related bitcoin in 2018.

Coinbase's Allies Join Crypto Firm's Case Against SEC

[Mar 19, 2024 7:41 AM] Several allies joined Coinbase Inc. (COIN) in its court fight against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to force the agency to rethink its refusal to write specific rules to govern the crypto industry, with Paradigm, the Crypto…

Coinbase Accuses U.S. SEC of Breaking the Law in Rejecting Crypto Rulemaking

[Mar 11, 2024 2:53 PM] Coinbase Inc. (COIN) has accused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of ignoring the law when it rebuffed the company's formal petition for crypto rules, according to a filing Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Fantom Seeks Money Back From Multichain’s $200M Exploit

[Mar 5, 2024 4:20 AM] The move aims to enable victims to “partially recover” assets lost in one of the biggest exploits of 2023.

U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales Are Securities Transactions

[Mar 3, 2024 11:58 PM] In an insider trading case involving Coinbase's former product manager Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil Wahi and their friend Sameer Ramani, a U.S. court ruled on March 1, 2023, that the trading of certain crypto assets on a secondary market, which…

Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for 6.5 Year Prison Term After Conviction in FTX Collapse

[Feb 28, 2024 12:19 AM] Former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), found guilty of fraud last year and due to be sentenced next month, has asked the court for a 'just' sentence of 63 to 78 months, according to a court filing submitted Tuesday.

Texas Blockchain Council, Riot Platforms Sue Dept. of Energy, OMB Over 'Emergency' Survey

[Feb 23, 2024 3:51 AM] The Texas Blockchain Council (TBC) and Riot Platforms, one of the largest crypto miners in the state, sued the U.S. Department of Energy for trying to collect information from many of its members, including Riot.

Craig Wright Witness Defends Saying Headed for ‘Train Wreck’ With COPA Trial

[Feb 19, 2024 12:55 PM] Stefan Matthews said the damning message referred to poor trial prep and not Wright’s claims to being Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.

Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentence Might Be Lighter Than You'd Expect

[Feb 16, 2024 8:01 AM] Restitution paid to victims can be considered when sentencing, and judges in the Southern District of New York routinely impose shorter terms than guidelines suggest for white-collar cases.

Australian Judge Hands Split Decision in Market’s Regulator vs Block Earner

[Feb 12, 2024 12:52 AM] An Australian court has given a split decision in a case brought by Australia's markets regulator against Sydney-based crypto start-up Block Earner.

New York Expands Fraud Case Against Digital Currency Group to $3 Billion

[Feb 9, 2024 11:46 AM] New York Attorney General Letitia James has amplified its fraud case against Digital Currency Group (DCG), now saying the company is responsible for $3 billion in investor losses tied to the Gemini Earn product and to direct investments with…

Binance Sued by Families of Hamas Victims, Hostages

[Feb 1, 2024 3:14 AM] The plaintiffs, who are also suing Iran and Syria, say the crypto exchange facilitated the financing of Hamas and other terrorist groups between 2017 and 2023.

U.S. Arrests 'Bitcoin Rodney,' Alleged HyperVerse Crypto Scheme Promoter, on IRS Charges of Fraud

[Jan 9, 2024 7:04 AM] Rodney Burton was arrested on Friday in Florida and will be transferred to Maryland.

Court Freezes $1 Billion of Assets of Three Arrows Capital Founders

[Dec 21, 2023 3:52 AM] The worldwide order by a British Virgin Islands court applies to founders Su Zhu, Kyle Davies and Davies' wife, Kelly Chen.

Judge Denies Sam Bankman-Fried Request for a Longer Sentencing Process

[Dec 20, 2023 11:50 AM] Bankman-Fried's defense team asked for a four to six week extension for his sentencing scheduled in late March, citing a possible second trial that may begin earlier in the month.

Craig Wright's Tulip Trading Must Prove Ownership of Bitcoin in Hacking Case, English Court Rules

[Dec 7, 2023 9:59 AM] The hearing, scheduled to take 15 days, will also seek to determine whether the hack occurred.

Miami Crew Leader Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Crypto Fraud

[Nov 30, 2023 6:13 AM] In April, Esteban Cabrera Da Corte pleaded guilty to participating in a crypto scheme that defrauded U.S. banks of $4 million.

Tether Deposits of $1B With UK Financial Firm Are at Center of High Court Battle: FT

[Nov 21, 2023 3:31 AM] Tether deposited the funds with a subsidiary of investment bank Britannia Financial, according to the report, which cited filings made in the High Court.

Daniel Shin Blames Terraform Collapse on Do Kwon's Management: Report

[Oct 31, 2023 4:52 AM] Shin is attempting to distance himself from Terra and Kwon as he faces trial in South Korea.

Craig Wright Wins U.S. Appeal in Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Dispute

[Oct 27, 2023 4:26 AM] A Florida jury was right to say the self-proclaimed inventor of cryptocurrency wasn't in partnership with David Kleiman when they mined bitcoin together, an appeals court ruled.

FBI Charges 6 for Allegedly Running $30M Money Transmitting Business Using Crypto

[Oct 20, 2023 9:56 AM] The FBI has charged six people for allegedly operating an illegal $30 million money-transmitting business using cryptocurrencies.

Former ConsenSys AG Employees Take Equity Court Case Against Founder Joseph Lubin to U.S.

[Oct 20, 2023 5:38 AM] The 27 allege Lubin robbed them of equity in the Swiss company by transferring core assets to a U.S. entity.