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SEC’s ‘Secret’ Filing in Binance Case Could Relate to Criminal Investigation, Says Former SEC Official
30.8.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of Internet enforcement suspects that the SEC’s “secret” filing in the Binance case is a “rare” tactic that could relate to the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation against the crypto exchange. He stressed...
FTX Founder’s Expert Witnesses Face Exclusion in Fraud Trial
29.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Monday seeking to bar all seven of Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed expert witnesses from testifying in the former FTX CEO’s upcoming fraud trial. Federal prosecutors cited issues with the witnesses’ reliability and accused them...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Complaints About Discovery Are 'Misleading,' DOJ Says
29.8.2023
Federal prosecutors have challenged FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s allegations that prosecutors dumped “millions” of pages worth of potential evidence on the former CEO’s defense team just two months ahead of his criminal trial, a Tuesday court filing shows
Today in Crypto: Regulator Allows Belgians to Use Binance Poland, US SEC Says an Issuer’s NFTs are Securities and Orders It to Compensate Investors, LimeWire Launches 'World's 1st Blockchain-Based AI Creator Studio on Polygon'
29.8.2023
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DoJ wants to bar SBF’s expert witnesses from testifying in court
29.8.2023
In a new motion submitted to New York courts, the U.S. Department of Justice wants to exclude all of Sam Bankman Fried’s expert witnesses from testifying on the case
All of Sam Bankman-Fried's Proposed Expert Witnesses Should be Barred From Testifying: DOJ
29.8.2023
All of FTX founder’s Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed witnesses should be disqualified from testifying because their disclosure filings are insufficient, their experience may be misleading or their planned testimony may not be relevant, prosecutors said in a late Monday filing. The defense team moved...
Binance Renames Russian Bank Cards Amid US Sanctions Probe, Report
26.8.2023
Crypto exchange Binance has replaced the names of cards issued by Russian banks with colors, Russian media revealed amid reports of a U.S. investigation into potential sanctions violations. The changes concern the ruble exchange feature on Binance’s peer-to-peer platform. Russian Traders on Binance...
Tornado Cash Developers Charged With Money Laundering and Sanctions Violations That Facilitated Over $1 Billion in Illicit Transactions
23.8.2023
Two more developers who worked on Tornado Cash, an Ethereum network-based privacy protocol designed to obfuscate the link between sending and receiving addresses, are being charged by the US Depart of Justice.
Developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov are both being charged with money laundering...
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried prosecutors submit proposed jury instructions for trial
22.8.2023
Ahead of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s October trial, government prosecutors have laid out their requests for how the jury should be directed
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...
FTX Boss Sam Bankman-Fried in Custody, Bail Revoked, Remanded to Jail
11.8.2023
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was taken into custody and his bail was rescinded on Friday, in anticipation of his trial scheduled for October. Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner City Press disclosed a synopsis of the August 11 hearing on the social media outlet X, where Bankman-Fried’s legal...
Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge, DOJ Says
8.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice still plans to argue that Sam Bankman-Fried conducted an "illegal campaign finance" scheme when it goes to trial in October, prosecutors said Tuesday, two weeks after saying they couldn't bring a campaign finance charge against the FTX founder due to treaty obligations
DeFi faces stress test, DoJ fears run on Binance, Hong Kong’s crypto trading: Hodler’s Digest, July 30 – Aug. 5
5.8.2023
Curve Finance’s dramatic exploit exposes DeFi, DoJ concerns of a run on Binance, and Hong Kong debuts retail crypto trading
DOJ Demands Revocation of Bankman-Fried’s Bail, Wants Him Confined in Metropolitan Detention Center for Trial
4.8.2023
After accusations against the disgraced FTX co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, for allegedly meddling with a witness by providing the New York Times with excerpts from former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison’s private journal, the legal team representing Bankman-Fried countered by insisting...
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
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Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as DOJ Pushes for Incarceration
4.8.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's defense isn't denying that he shared former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's diary with the New York Times, and so he should be "detained pending trial," the U.S. Department of Justice said again in a filing late Thursday
New York Man Admits to Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hack From 2016, Pleads Guilty With Wife to Money Laundering
4.8.2023
In an unexpected revelation, Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, confessed to being the original hacker behind the 2016 cyberattack on crypto exchange Bitfinex, a theft that was once worth $4.5 billion. Lichtenstein made the admission while pleading guilty to laundering the stolen bitcoin in a Washington, D.C....
Breaking: US Department of Justice Considering Fraud Charges Against Binance Crypto Exchange
2.8.2023
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is mulling whether to press fraud charges against Binance, as per a Semafor report.
However, as per the report, the DoJ is worried that if it indicts Binance, it could trigger a rush to withdraw balances on the exchange, similar to the rush that brought down...
US DoJ is concerned about a run on Binance should prosecutors bring fraud charges: Report
2.8.2023
Officials reportedly speculated an indictment against Binance in the U.S. could cause a run on the exchange similar to what happened with crypto exchange FTX in November 2022
Binance Could Face U.S. Fraud Charges, but Prosecutors Worry About Risk of Bank Run: Semafor
2.8.2023