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Owner of unlicensed UK crypto ATM network faces criminal charges
10.9.2024
The FCA is throwing the book at the head of GidiPlus Limited for operating an ATM network after being denied registration
France Charges Telegram’s Pavel Durov, Sets Bail at €5 Million
28.8.2024
Telegram’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, is still in hot water in France, facing multiple criminal charges linked to activities on his messaging platform. The French court reportedly set his bail at €5 million, and he’s now prohibited from leaving the country. French Authorities Charge Telegram...
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Criminal Charges
28.5.2024
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison by Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York after pleading guilty to criminal charges, including engaging in an unlawful political influence campaign and operating...
Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Gets 7.5 Years In Prison
28.5.2024
Former FTX executive and Sam Bankman-Fried associate Ryan Salame has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for criminal charges stemming from his time at the crypto exchange following a Tuesday morning hearing at Manhattan federal court.
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FTX Group Paid $25 Million In Settlement To Whistleblowers Before Collapse
24.5.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Group paid over $25 million in hush money to seven whistleblowers before the doomed crypto exchange collapse in November 2022, an independent examination released Thursday has found. The report's release comes just days before former FTX executive Ryan Salame is set to...
Former FTX Boss Ryan Salame Gives up $5.9M Bahamas House
3.5.2024
Former co-CEO of FTX Digital Market Ryan Salame is to transfer a $5.9 million house he owns in the Bahamas to settle criminal charges.
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DOJ Counters Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm’s Defense, Asserting Money Transmitting Operations
27.4.2024
The US DOJ has rejected Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges, arguing that the defense's filing presented disputed facts that should be weighed by a jury rather than being resolved in an early-stage motion.
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Binance Nigeria Case Postponed Until April 19th Amidst Criminal Charges
4.4.2024
Tigran Gambrayan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, two Binance executives held against their will by Nigerian authorities, has been postponed until April 19 as the country seeks criminal charges against the duo, a Thursday court hearing reveals. However, only Gambrayan appeared before Judge Emeka Nwite in...
US Law Enforcement Arrests Mastermind of $1.2 Million MEV Rug Pull Scam
21.3.2024
The U.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested Robert Robb, a MEV bot engineer known as “pokerbrat” for allegedly masterminding a $1.2 million crypto rug pull scam. Robb was detained on March 20, according to a screenshot from the Detention Center Inmate information of the Henderson...
Former Terraform Labs Financial Officer Has Been Extradited to South Korea — Montenegro Police
5.2.2024
Montenegro recently extradited the former Terraform Labs financial officer Han Chang-joon to South Korea where he faces fraud-related charges. According to the Montenegro police, the decision to extradite Han was made by the country’s Justice Ministry. Han Faces Criminal Charges in South...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Retains New Counsel, Files Notice in Federal Court Ahead of Sentencing
10.1.2024
Source: A Video Screenshot, YouTube / CBS News Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried has informed the federal court that he has retained new counsel ahead of his sentencing hearing for seven criminal charges. Additionally, SBF’s legal team submitted a sealed document indicating...
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Barred from Travel by US Judge
30.12.2023
Source: X / @cz_binance Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, has been blocked from traveling again as his sentencing for criminal charges approaches in late February. On December 29, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Judge Richard...
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s Wealth Surged by $25 Billion Despite Legal Troubles in 2023
27.12.2023
Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Entrepreneur ME Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has seen his estimated wealth jump by almost $25 billion in 2023 despite his guilty plea to US criminal charges in November, which may result in his imprisonment next year. CZ’s remarkable financial growth...
Crypto Regulation News Weekly Digest: CZ’s Guilty Plea and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Prospectus
29.11.2023
Crypto regulation evolves through CZ plea deal, Grayscale Bitcoin ETF application, Singapore bans, and Lagarde’s personal experience. Image by Titiwoot Weerawong, Vecteezy Last week brought several major developments on the crypto regulation front. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded...
Binance’s Thai Expansion With Gulf Energy Under Scrutiny Post $4.3 Billion US Penalties
29.11.2023
Source: Pixabay Binance is reportedly facing challenges in Thailand ahead of its plans to launch a new crypto platform with billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi’s Gulf Energy. The beleaguered exchange, which is currently facing criminal charges and civil lawsuits in the US, is under scrutiny in Thailand....
Kraken Co-founder Says Crypto “Feels More Fair” After CZ’s Guilty Plea
23.11.2023
Source: Pixabay “The crypto game feels a bit more fair today,” Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell said in an X post on Wednesday. In the wake of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stepping down as CEO and pleading guilty to criminal charges of money laundering, Powell held nothing back in his assessment...
Nansen Report: Binance’s Total Asset Holdings Remain Stable After DOJ Settlement
23.11.2023
Source: Iryna Budanova/Adobe Binance’s total asset holdings have remained largely unchanged following the recent settlement of civil and criminal charges between the crypto exchange and CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and US authorities. According to a report by blockchain analytics firm...
Why Binance and CZ Take Down is Good News For BlackRock, Spot Bitcoin ETFs and New $BTCETF Token That’s Raised $1.4m
23.11.2023
Thursday, November 23, 2023 – The settlement of criminal charges against Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) has sent shockwaves through the crypto industry, but the chances of a spot Bitcoin ETF approval have increased, which is good news for new coin Bitcoin ETF Token ($BTCETF). $BTCETF...
US Lawmakers Ask DOJ to Consider Criminal Charges Against Binance and Tether
28.10.2023
Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to consider criminal charges against Binance and Tether, alleging that the two crypto platforms were used to fund Hamas. “We urge the Department of Justice to carefully evaluate the extent to which Binance and Tether are providing...
Lawmakers Urge DOJ to Decide on Binance and Tether’s Role in Crypto Funded Terrorism Linked to Hamas and Israel Conflict
26.10.2023
Today, as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) evaluates possible criminal charges against Binance and Tether, two prominent U.S. lawmakers are emphasizing the urgency of the matter. U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.) and Representative French Hill (R-Ark.) dispatched a letter to Attorney General...