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Jack Dorsey’s Block Faces DOJ Probe Over Alleged Transactions With Sanctioned Nations and Terrorist Groups
2.5.2024
Department of Justice (DOJ) federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are investigating fintech company Block, formerly known as Square, for significant compliance failures in its transaction monitoring systems after a former employee revealed lapses that included processing...
Coin Center Warns of DOJ Overreach in Tornado Cash, Samourai Wallet Cases
30.4.2024
The recent actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) against non-custodial crypto wallet developers have sparked controversy and concern within the cryptocurrency community. According to Coin Center, these charges mark a significant shift from previous U.S. policies regarding money transmission...
US Justice Dept charges Roger Ver with tax fraud
30.4.2024
Early crypto investor ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ faces extradition to the U.S. after being charged with evading nearly $50 million in taxes
Distilling the Tornado Cash and Samourai Suits
30.4.2024
There was a lot of news last week, but maybe the biggest news came Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Justice arrested two co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a bitcoin wallet that offered mixing services. The arrest ramps up the federal government's efforts to tamp down on what it sees as money...
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao to Appear in Court Today for Sentencing
30.4.2024
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao will learn how much time, if any, he'll spend in prison Tuesday
Razer’s Pricey Covid Mask Is Costing Them $1 Million In Refunds
29.4.2024
In 2021, video game accessory manufacturer Razer announced its plans to release a mask that people could wear to help stop the spread of covid-19 during the height of the (ongoing) pandemic. Now, almost three years later, the company owes the Federal Trade Commission over $1 million in fines due...
Why the DOJ May Have Recommended a Three-Year Sentence for CZ
29.4.2024
Former Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao now faces the genuine possibility that he'll spend three years in federal prison in the U.S. – well above the possible 18 months laid out in his plea agreement
CZ Sentencing Letters Paint Former Binance CEO as Devoted Family Man, Friend
29.4.2024
More than 160 of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s loved ones, friends and colleagues have written to a Washington judge ahead of the Binance founder and former CEO’s sentencing tomorrow, asking for leniency and painting a picture of Zhao as a devoted father and friend, and a “geeky” tech nerd who shuns luxury...
Does Money Transmitting Require Control? DOJ Says No in Tornado Cash Litigation
29.4.2024
Since the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its legal opposition to the pretrial motions of Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov, there has been a buzz within the cryptocurrency community regarding specific aspects of the court filing. A key point raised by the prosecutors is their...
DOJ Disputes Roman Storm's Characterization of Tornado Cash Operations in New Filing
27.4.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice rebuffed Roman Storm's motion to dismiss criminal charges against him late Friday
Warren Flags Crypto Ties to Child Sexual Abuse in Letter to DOJ, Homeland Security
26.4.2024
Leading crypto critic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland what tools the federal government needs to crack down on the use of digital assets to perpetrate child sexual exploitation, according to a letter she sent to the top U.S. law-enforcement...
Crypto mixing is 'not a crime,' says CryptoQuant CEO
26.4.2024
The arrest of the founders of Samourai Wallet led to widespread concerns in the crypto community that the U.S. government was attempting to crack down on the industry
Edward Snowden Defends Crypto Privacy, Criticizes DOJ for Samourai Wallet Arrests
25.4.2024
Edward Snowden criticized the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for targeting app developers aimed at restoring financial privacy, responding to the arrest of the founders and CEO of cryptocurrency mixing service Samourai Wallet on charges related to money laundering and operating without a license....
Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering
24.4.2024
Federal prosecutors charges Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with conspiracy to commit money laundering on Wednesday, as the U.S. government continues its approach to prosecuting crypto mixing tools that may be used by illicit actors and foreign governments to hide...
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Apologizes Ahead of Sentencing, 161 Others Send Letters of Support
24.4.2024
Binance's founder and former chief executive, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has apologised for his "poor decisions" and accepted "full responsibility" for his actions, in a letter to the judge overseeing his case
OneCoin Compliance Chief Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Role in $4B Ponzi Scheme
4.4.2024
DOJ and US States Take on Apple in Major Antitrust Suit Over App Store Monopoly
22.3.2024
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), joined by 16 state attorney generals, filed an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple, claiming its app store rules create a monopoly that hampers competition and stifles innovation. The lawsuit argues that practices such as forcing developers...
Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges
1.2.2024
One of the men behind BTC-e, a now-defunct crypto exchange once popular with cybercriminals and money launderers, has been arrested and charged in the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday
SEC, DOJ Charge Individuals in $1.9 Billion Hyperfund Cryptocurrency Fraud
31.1.2024
The SEC alongside the DOJ, has levied serious charges against key figures in a $1.9 billion cryptocurrency fraud scheme involving Hyperfund. SEC and DOJ Crack Down on $1.9 Billion Hyperfund Crypto Fraud The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have taken...
Alleged Crypto Investment Scam Worth $80M Sees Four People Charged With Money Laundering in U.S.
14.12.2023
The four allegedly obtained the money through so-called pig-butchering and other fraudulent schemes