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Singapore Court Imposes 6-Year Prison Sentence on Crypto Ponzi Scheme Mastermind
27.8.2024
Yang Bin, a 61-year-old Dutch national, was sentenced by a Singapore court to six years in prison and fined S$16,000 Singapore dollars for orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Yang’s company, A&A Blockchain Innovation, falsely claimed to own 300,000 cryptocurrency mining machines...
U.S. SEC Settles with Abra Over Unregistered Sales of Securities
26.8.2024
Abra has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over accusations the platform, owned by Plutus Lending, inappropriately pushed Abra Earn to customers when the product qualified as a security that should have been registered, the agency said Monday
Bitcoin miner Rhodium files for bankruptcy in Texas court
26.8.2024
Rhodium’s debts range between $50 million and $100 million, while its total assets are estimated between $100 million and $500 million
Bitcoin miner Rhodium files for bankruptcy in Texas court
26.8.2024
Rhodium’s debts range between $50 million and $100 million, while its total assets are estimated between $100 million and $500 million
US authorities oppose ex-FTX exec’s motion to void plea deal
26.8.2024
The US Attorney’s Office said Ryan Salame made a “demonstrably false” allegation by claiming prosecutors did not intend to continue investigating his partner, Michelle Bond
US authorities oppose ex-FTX exec’s motion to void plea deal
26.8.2024
The US Attorney’s Office said Ryan Salame made a “demonstrably false” allegation by claiming prosecutors did not intend to continue investigating his partner, Michelle Bond
Ripple, Kraken Legal Chiefs Weigh in on Court Decision in SEC’s Crypto Securities Lawsuit
25.8.2024
The chief legal officers at Kraken and Ripple have weighed in on the Federal Court for the Northern District of California’s recent decision in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Kraken. “Another court, this time in the Kraken case, confirms...
US Court Denies Kraken’s Motion to Dismiss SEC Crypto Securities Lawsuit
25.8.2024
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has denied Kraken’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court determined that the SEC “has plausibly alleged” that certain crypto tokens traded on the Kraken...
Breaking: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov allegedly arrested in France
24.8.2024
Reports are trickling in via social media, but so far, we haven’t seen any official confirmation
Breaking: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov allegedly arrested in France
24.8.2024
Reports are trickling in via social media, but so far, we haven’t seen any official confirmation
Kraken Crypto Exchange Fined by Australian Court
24.8.2024
The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that Bit Trade Pty Ltd., operating crypto exchange Kraken in Australia, failed to meet regulatory obligations for its margin trading product. The product was offered without a required market determination, breaching the Corporations Act. ASIC emphasized...
Court denies Kraken’s motion to dismiss SEC lawsuit
23.8.2024
The SEC alleges Kraken is operating an unregistered securities exchange
Court denies Kraken’s motion to dismiss SEC lawsuit
23.8.2024
The SEC alleges Kraken is operating an unregistered securities exchange
Court denies Kraken’s motion to dismiss SEC lawsuit
23.8.2024
The SEC alleges Kraken is operating an unregistered securities exchange
FTX’s Ryan Salame Seeks to Void Guilty Plea, Citing Government’s Alleged Breach of Plea Agreement
23.8.2024
Ryan Salame, a former executive at the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea in federal court. Salame claims that prosecutors breached an agreement that led him to plead guilty by resuming an investigation into his domestic partner, Michelle Bond....
US Appeals Court Backs SEC as Hodl Law’s Ethereum Lawsuit Dismissed
23.8.2024
A United States appeals court has supported a California federal judge’s dismissal of Hodl Law’s lawsuit against the…
Australian regulator claims win over Kraken’s Bit Trade in federal court
23.8.2024
A court has found Bit Trade offered a product without following design and distribution obligations and acted as a credit facility, in violation of Australian laws.
Crypto law firm loses appeal to force SEC’s hand on Ether classification
23.8.2024
Hodl Law sued the SEC in 2022, claiming it could face the regulator’s ire for using Ethereum and wanted a court to force it to decide if ETH is a security
Taiwan Court Convicts 8 in Espionage Case Involving Crypto Payments
23.8.2024
Taiwan’s high court on Thursday convicted eight people, including military personnel, of espionage for China, with payments allegedly made in cryptocurrency, the Central News Agency reported. The sentences range from 1.5 to 13 years in prison, while one individual was acquitted, and another remains...
SEC opposes Richard Heart’s bid to dismiss $1B securities lawsuit
23.8.2024
The SEC hit back at Richard Heart’s bid to dismiss its lawsuit, claiming it has sway over him as his alleged illicit securities sales targeted the US