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Accomplice in Alleged $722M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Pleads Guilty to Charges

10.7.2020
One of four men charged with defrauding investors of over $722 million through a long-running cryptomining scheme has pleaded guilty to charges against him

Prosecutors Expect Guilty Plea From Alleged $7m Crypto Fraudster

9.7.2020
The operator of an allegedly fraudulent crypto escrow scheme accused of misappropriating $7 million from two clients is expected to plead guilty in September

23-Year-Old Who Lied to Bank About Bitcoin Holdings Pleads Guilty to Fraud

8.7.2020
Randall Joseph Smail faces up to 30 years' imprisonment for lying to a bank about $640,000 in bitcoin

Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime

3.7.2020
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal status for bitcoin. The accused were found guilty, sentenced to prison, and ordered to return only the fiat money stolen — not cryptocurrencies....

Digital Currency Guru of $568M Cyber Fraud Forum Pleads Guilty

30.6.2020
Sergey Medvedev pleaded guilty to racketeering charges as part of a $568 million payment card fraud forum, which used Liberty Reserve and bitcoin to launder funds

Transnational Cybercrime Group Co-Founder Who Amassed $568M Pleads Guilty

28.6.2020
The co-founder of the Infraud Organization pleaded guilty to racketeering charges before a U.S. District Court in the District of Nevada

Centra Tech Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud After $25M Token Sale

16.6.2020
A co-founder of the celebrity-backed Centra Tech crypto scam has pleaded guilty to his role in the $25 million fraudulent ICO

15 People Plead Guilty in Bitcoin-Powered Fake Auctions Case

12.6.2020
The U.S. Department of Justice received two more guilty pleas from Romanian nationals involved in a crypto-fuelled transnational cyber fraud ring on June 11

Founder of Floyd Mayweather-Promoted ICO to Plead Guilty to Fraud

11.6.2020
One of Centra Tech’s founders is entering into plea negotiations concerning the company’s fraudulent 2017 initial coin offering

Reginald Fowler Pleads Not Guilty to New Crypto Capital Charges

6.3.2020
The former owner of the Minnesota Vikings football team is accused of money laundering, conspiracy, and unlicensed money transmitting services

Co-Founders of Alleged $9 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme Plead Not Guilty

5.3.2020
Two men who allegedly blew over $2 million worth of investor funds on luxury rentals and casino gambling, now await Jury hearings in July

Presumed Guilty: Financial Watchdogs See Crypto as Illicit by Default

26.2.2020
Why do regulators assume that crypto transactions carry increased risks?

Quoine Found Guilty of Breach of Contract in BTC 3,902 Trade Reversals

25.2.2020
Pediment sculpture of the Old Supreme Court, City hall Singapore. Singapore’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the cryptocurrency exchange operator Quoine wrongfully reversed a number of trades made on its platform – and is set to order it to pay compensation. Per the Straits Times, the court refused...

Gemcoin Founder Agrees to Plead Guilty to Fraud, Tax Evasion for $147M Scheme

19.2.2020
Steve Chen agreed to plead guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the $147 million Gemcoin scheme

Bithumb Employee Found Guilty of Security Failings that Led to Hack

13.2.2020
A court in South Korea has found a senior employee at crypto exchange Bithumb guilty of breaches of internet security law. The judge stated that the employee’s actions led to a 2017 hack that saw a raider make off with the personal information of 31,000 customers – and also found the exchange’s...

HTTPS is Easy!

5.2.2020
I've been guilty of publicly bemoaning the complexity of HTTPS. In the past, I've purchased SSL certificates from third-party vendors and had trouble installing them. I've had certificates expire and had to scramble to fix them. I've had to poke and prod hosting companies to help me ensure things...

Silk Road Mentor’s Arrest Rekindles Tales of Rogue Agents and Pirate’s Treasure

3.2.2020
On January 30, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) revealed that Roger Clark, the alleged senior advisor to the Silk Road marketplace, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics. Clark, otherwise known as ‘Variety...