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Bitfinex Case Defendant Credits Bitcoin Fog in Laundering Scheme: Bloomberg
28.2.2024
The Bitfinex Case Defendant, Ilya Lichtenstein, has taken the stand as a witness for federal prosecutors in the trial of Bitcoin Fog, a mixing service associated with concealing illicit assets.
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What’s Happening In Crypto Today? Daily Crypto News Digest
21.2.2024
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of blockchain and crypto news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In today’s crypto news: Why is crypto down today? Investor Capital Moving Out On the Risk Curve Defendant Was ‘Used’ and Had ‘No Idea’ She Was Part of Crypto Fraud...
UK Prosecutors Challenge Defendant’s Claim of Innocence in $6.3 Billion Bitcoin Laundering Case
20.2.2024
UK prosecutors are challenging the claims of a British-Chinese national who says she had “no idea” she was part of a $6.3 billion Bitcoin money laundering plot. The 42-year-old dual national Jian Wen has pled not guilty to three counts of money laundering on behalf of her former...
SEC Charges American Bitcoin Academy Founder With Fraud That Cost Students $1.2 Million
3.2.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of American Bitcoin Academy, accusing him of running an online fraudulent crypto scheme that cost students $1.2 million. The defendant “falsely claimed that his investment strategies would be guided by his...
Defendant Pleads Guilty to Drug Related Charges, Forfeits $150 Million Worth of Cryptocurrency
30.1.2024
An Indian national has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and narcotics-linked charges issued by a United States District Court. The guilty plea resulted in a forfeiture of $150 million worth of cryptocurrency. In a recent press release, the United States Attorney General’s Office in the Southern...
Indian National Pleads Guilty in Case Involving ‘Largest Single Cryptocurrency and Cash Seizure in DEA History’
30.1.2024
An Indian national has pleaded guilty in a case involving “the largest single cryptocurrency and cash seizure” in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) history. The defendant “is designated as a Consolidated Priority Target, which makes him one of the most significant...
Court Uses Bitcoin Blockchain for Legal Summons, Revolutionizing Defendant Notification
15.1.2024
A federal court in the U.S. has accepted the validity of using information contained in a Bitcoin transaction to notify a defendant about a civil action. The case, believed to be the first where this method is accepted, might help solve hundreds of cryptocurrency theft cases in which...
Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: Recap, Legal Analysis, and What’s to Come
3.11.2023
The landmark fraud trial against Sam Bankman-Fried came to a swift end Thursday night as the jury found him guilty on all counts after mere hours of deliberation. Bankman-Fried’s parents broke down as the jury revealed their decision, while the defendant stood motionless facing the jury....
SBF Concludes Testimony, Defense Rests Case
31.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried completed his grueling three-day testimony in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. Being careful with his word choice, Bankman-Fried faced intense questioning from US Assistant Attorney Danielle Sassoon regarding his role in FTX’s demise. SBF’s potential...
SBF Concludes Testimony, Defense Rests Case
31.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried completed his grueling three-day testimony in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. Being careful with his word choice, Bankman-Fried faced intense questioning from US Assistant Attorney Danielle Sassoon regarding his role in FTX’s demise. SBF’s potential...
SBF Testifies FTX had no Risk Management Team, Denies Defrauding Anyone: “A lot of people got hurt”
27.10.2023
Bankman-Fried began his formal testimony in front of the jury shortly before 10 a.m. this morning in his landmark fraud case. It comes after his “dry-run” in front of Judge Kaplan yesterday afternoon following disputes between the prosecution and defense over what the defendant could...
FBI Wanted Co-Founder of Crypto Exchange Wex Sentenced in Russia
24.9.2023
Aleksey Bilyuchenko, co-founder of Wex, the successor of the infamous Russian crypto exchange BTC-e, will spend only a couple of years in prison. The Russian, who is charged in the U.S. with money laundering, has been sentenced in his homeland as the only defendant in a case over the collapse...
Today in Crypto: Bank of Russia Reveals Official CBDC Logo, Revolut Shuts Down Crypto Platform for its US Customers, US DoJ Asks Sam Bankman-Fried's 'Bail be Revoked and Defendant be Detained'
4.8.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
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SEC Sues Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius, Alleges Misrepresentation of Customer Count and Risky Practices
13.7.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against the now-defunct cryptocurrency lender, Celsius. The suit, filed Thursday, also names former CEO Alexander “Alex” Mashinsky as a defendant. Both he and the company stand accused of falsely promising investors a safe...
Terra’s Do Kwon Receives 4-Month Jail Sentence in Montenegro for Counterfeit Passport Usage
19.6.2023
Montenegro’s court has determined that Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, is guilty of using a counterfeit Costa Rican passport. As a result, he has been sentenced to four months in jail for the offense. Do Kwon Sentenced to 122 Days in Prison, Defendant Has 8 Days to Appeal According...
FTX Lawsuit Against Shaq Takes a Wild Turn: Court Documents Allegedly Thrown at NBA Star’s Car
10.5.2023
In a recent court submission, legal representatives for basketball icon Shaquille O’Neal, commonly referred to as Shaq, claim he was not duly served in the FTX class-action lawsuit. As per the document, servers allegedly hurled the court documents at Shaq’s car, ultimately landing...
US Sentences Man to 3 Years in Prison for Defrauding Investors in Crypto Mining Scheme
6.3.2023
A U.S. district judge has sentenced a man to three years in prison in a fraudulent cryptocurrency mining scheme. The defendant “misappropriated his victims’ money and failed to provide them with the miners and miner-hosting services they had purchased from him,” according to...
US Authorities Charge Mango Markets Attacker — Defendant Arrested, Detained in Puerto Rico
23.1.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have charged an alleged attacker who stole $116 million from crypto trading platform Mango Markets. The defendant has been arrested and is currently detained...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Criminal Charges, Bond Signees’ Names Remain Sealed
4.1.2023
On Jan. 3, 2023, the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges that involve two counts of wire fraud and six counts of conspiracy. In addition to the not guilty plea, SBF’s judge Lewis Kaplan granted the defendant’s request to keep the names of his $250...
The Crypto 6 Case Heads to Trial With Only 1 Defendant Left, Prosecutor’s So-Called ‘Expert’ Excluded
4.12.2022
On Dec. 6, 2022, the “Crypto Six” case will be heading to trial, and out of all six defendants, only Ian Freeman, co-host of the radio broadcast Free Talk Live, has not accepted a plea bargain. According to the most recent hearing, Freeman’s legal counsel filed a Daubert motion, which aims...