Search
Former Celsius Boss Alex Mashinsky Seeks Dismissal of FTC Lawsuit
13.9.2023
Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of Celsius Network, has filed a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit against him. In the motion, Mashinsky argues the FTC has failed to allege he violated any laws or rules. His lawyers say the FTC is not entitled to monetary relief and cannot...
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Pleads Innocence Amidst Money Laundering and Hacking Scandal
6.9.2023
On the 6th of September, 2023, the Inner City Press (ICP) delivered an account of the legal proceedings involving Roman Storm, one of the co-creators behind the ethereum (ETH) mixing protocol, Tornado Cash. In the courtroom drama that unfolded, Storm resolutely declared his innocence by pleading...
Gala Games founders biff over $130M theft, corporate waste allegations
4.9.2023
Gala co-founder Eric Schiermeyer allegedly enriched himself, says his founding peer Wright Thurston, while Schiermeyer says Thurston stole millions
PEPE price to zero? Pepecoin rug-pull allegations put memecoin at risk
29.8.2023
Some Pepecoin hopefuls eye a massive PEPE price rebound with on-chain data showing strong accumulation in recent days
Gemini Challenges SEC Lawsuit on Lending Program, Pushes for Oral Hearing
21.8.2023
Lawyers for cryptocurrency exchange Gemini have filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its Gemini Earn lending program. In the motion, Gemini argues the SEC has failed to plausibly allege that any securities laws were...
Former FTX Co-CEO Ryan Salame to Plead the Fifth, Declares Himself ‘Unavailable as a Witness’
15.8.2023
U.S. federal prosecutors have unveiled court documents indicating that ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is entangled in a web of allegations, with illegal political campaign financing being a significant charge. In light of these allegations against SBF, Ryan Salame, FTX Digital Markets’...
Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Allegations: DOJ Claims Stolen Funds Used for Political Donations
15.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, is facing new allegations from the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the embezzlement of customer funds.
According to an indictment filed on Monday, Bankman-Fried is accused of misappropriating and embezzling customer deposits...
Mining service provider faces $100M lawsuit over pyramid scheme allegations in China
15.8.2023
Prosecutors alleged that the executives of a Filecoin mining project orchestrated an elaborate pyramid scheme and scammed the participants
Latest superseding indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried includes campaign finance allegations
14.8.2023
The U.S. Justice Department dropped a campaign finance violations charge on Sam Bankman-Fried's indictment in July, but said it will consider the alleged scheme in other counts
Judge orders Sam Bankman-Fried's bail revoked following allegations of witness intimidation: Report
11.8.2023
Judge Lewis Kaplan reportedly cited SBF's alleged attempts to influence or intimidate witnesses in the criminal case including a former FTX US general counsel and Caroline Ellison
Sam Bankman-Fried jailed as judge revokes bail
11.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried was reportedly led out of a New York courtroom in handcuffs after alleged attempts to influence or intimidate witnesses in his criminal case
Matter Labs CEO dismisses Polygon’s allegations, InQubeta presale breaks through $2M
11.8.2023
The majority of the crypto landscape is open-source, shaping innovative projects’ development and trajectory. Nevertheless, issues regarding attribution are often raised. In recent developments, headlines have been dominated by an exchange between Alex Gluchowski, the CEO of Matter Labs,...
Digital Currency Group Strikes Back: Motion to Dismiss Gemini’s Lawsuit Filed
11.8.2023
Digital Currency Group (DCG) has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against them by Gemini Trust Company, LLC. The motion, filed in the Southern District of New York, argues that Gemini’s allegations of fraudulent misrepresentations related to the Gemini Earn program are without...
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to Face Campaign Finance Charge, Prosecutors Say
9.8.2023
Founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, will be held accountable for alleged campaign finance violations, U.S. prosecutors indicated on Tuesday. The charge was dropped earlier because the extradition treaty with the Bahamas prevents adding further charges without prior permission...
SEC Files Lawsuit Against Richard Heart and Companies Hex, Pulsechain, and Pulsex
31.7.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit Friday against Richard Schueler, known as Richard Heart, and his companies Hex, Pulsechain, and Pulsex, alleging they raised more than $1 billion through unregistered securities offerings. SEC Lawsuit Accuses Richard Heart of Running...
U.S. SEC Sues Richard Heart, Hex, PulseChain on Unregistered Securities, Fraud Allegations
31.7.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued internet marketer Richard Schueler, known online as Richard Heart, and his projects Hex, PulseChain and PulseX, alleging he raised over $1 billion across three different unregistered securities offerings
DOJ seeks SBF's bail revocation over tampering, diary leak allegations
30.7.2023
The letter revealed that on January 15, 2023, the defendant reached out to the current General Counsel of FTX U.S., who could potentially serve as a witness in the trial
US Senator Expresses Concern Over Prometheum Co-CEO’s Congressional Testimony
11.7.2023
On Monday, U.S. senator Thomas Tuberville (R-AL) published an open letter to U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler expressing concern over allegations that Prometheum, Inc., a registered digital asset company, may have provided...
Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Faces Federal Investigation: Allegations of Hacking and Cyberstalking Non-Profit
7.7.2023
Jesse Powell, the co-founder and former CEO of Kraken, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, has become the subject of a federal investigation into allegations of hacking and cyberstalking involving a non-profit organization.
This recent development puts him in the spotlight as yet another...
Report: Dozens of Chinese Nationals Arrested in Libya for Operating Illegal Crypto Mining Farm
26.6.2023
Around 50 Chinese nationals have reportedly been apprehended by Libyan authorities following allegations of running a cryptocurrency mining facility within the city of Zliten, local reports detail. Cryptocurrency mining is strictly prohibited by law in Libya. Libyan law enforcement officials have...