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Terraform Labs Gets Court Approval to Wind Down Operations in Bankruptcy
19.9.2024
Terraform Labs has received court approval to wind down operations in bankruptcy following a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company had been at the center of a scandal that left cryptocurrency investors facing significant losses after the Terra ecosystem...
FBI Cracks Down on Illegal Gambling Network Using Fake Crypto
19.9.2024
A Denver resident has been convicted of running an illegal gambling business involving several parlors across Colorado. The scheme involved electronic games and a fake cryptocurrency to conceal the exchange of credits for cash, revealing fraud and money laundering. The only function of this crypto...
SEC sues ‘fake’ crypto exchanges in first action on pig butchering scams
19.9.2024
The SEC has taken action against romance scammers for the first time, charging two allegedly fake crypto exchanges with carrying out fraud
SEC Charges Defi Platform Rari Capital and Founders
18.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against decentralized finance (defi) platform Rari Capital and its co-founders for misleading investors and operating as unregistered brokers. The settlement involves penalties, injunctions, and bars against the individuals...
Inside the Pig Butchering Scam: Real Stories from Victims
18.9.2024
The latest Cointelegraph video discusses one of the most dangerous crypto scams, 'Pig Butchering,' where victims are lured into fake investment schemes
SEC Takes Action Against Fake Crypto Platforms Using Social Media to Deceive Investors
18.9.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cracked down on two crypto investment scams, targeting platforms Nanobit and Coinw6. Involving fake relationships to deceive victims via social media, these schemes siphoned millions from unsuspecting investors. The charges mark the first...
US lawmakers urge top crypto ATM operators to tackle fraud
16.9.2024
Seven Democratic US Senators have sent letters to ten of the country’s biggest Bitcoin ATM operators urging them to address fraud against elderly Americans
Latam Insights: Brazilian Federal Police Cracks Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings, Brazil Uses AI to Detect Crypto Tax Fraud
16.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Brazilian police dismantle $9.7 billion crypto laundering rings, Brazil uses an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to detect tax fraud linked to cryptocurrency...
FBI Seizes Websites Linked to Crypto Recovery Fraud
16.9.2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s San Diego office has seized websites linked to three fraudulent cryptocurrency recovery services. The scam preys on victims of crypto fraud by promising recovery of lost funds, often charging significant fees without delivering results. The FBI advises...
Indian Court Bars Police From Freezing Entire Bank Accounts in Crypto Fraud Probes
15.9.2024
An Indian High Court has ruled that police cannot freeze entire bank accounts during fraud investigations. Only fraud-related amounts in bank accounts can be frozen. The decision followed a case where an account was frozen due to a cryptocurrency investigation. The court stressed that freezing...
Bitcoin Investor Faces Prison Time for Underreporting Crypto Gains
15.9.2024
A bitcoin investor has pleaded guilty to underreporting his cryptocurrency gains, including $3.7 million from BTC sales, resulting in a tax loss to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of over $550,000. The Department of Justice emphasized that taxpayers must accurately report crypto transactions...
Lawmakers Call on Top 10 Bitcoin ATM Firms to Address Crypto Fraud Concerns
15.9.2024
Seven Senate Democrats have called on the 10 largest bitcoin ATM operators in the U.S. to address growing crypto fraud that targets elderly Americans. The lawmakers explained that scammers are reportedly exploiting the anonymity of cryptocurrency transactions to steal from seniors through bitcoin...
Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison Requests Leniency, Asks for No Prison Sentence
14.9.2024
Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, is seeking leniency in her sentencing for her role in the FTX fraud. Her lawyers have filed a sentencing memorandum emphasizing her extensive cooperation with authorities and personal acceptance of responsibility for her actions. Caroline...
FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Retrial, Alleges Legal Errors
14.9.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX, has filed an appeal against his conviction, arguing that key evidence was improperly excluded from his trial. His attorneys claim that legal errors denied him a fair trial and seek a retrial with a different judge. Sam Bankman-Fried’s Appeal Targets...
5 US States Settle With GSB Group Over Unregistered Crypto Sales
14.9.2024
Five U.S. states have reached a settlement with GSB Group over unregistered securities sales tied to digital assets. Residents of the states will receive refunds for all fiat and cryptocurrency deposits. GSB chairman Josip Heit agreed to cease selling unregistered securities without admitting...
CFTC Teams up With SEC to Fight Cryptocurrency Scams
14.9.2024
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has partnered with several organizations, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to educate the public about cryptocurrency scams, especially those involving fake romantic relationships. These partnerships aim to help consumers...
Sam Bankman-Fried files appeal for felony conviction
13.9.2024
Following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in 2022, the former CEO faced a jury trial, was convicted of seven felony counts, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison
Sam Bankman-Fried files appeal for felony conviction
13.9.2024
Following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in 2022, the former CEO faced a jury trial and was convicted of seven felony counts and sentenced to 25 years in prison
Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals Fraud Conviction, Requests New Trial: NYT
13.9.2024
The FTX founder is six months into a 25-year prison sentence
FBI Warns of Growing $55 Billion Business Email Scam
13.9.2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of a rising business email compromise (BEC) threat, responsible for $55 billion in global losses over a decade. The scam has affected all 50 U.S. states and 186 countries, with funds frequently routed through banks in the United Kingdom, Hong...