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South Korea seizes $104M from Terra co-founder suspecting unfair profits
19.11.2022
The decision to freeze Shin’s asset worth over $104 million was approved by the Seoul Southern District Court, which was based on a request from the prosecutors
Crypto scammers are using black market identities to avoid detection: CertiK
18.11.2022
The blockchain security firm has uncovered a new tactic used by crypto scammers as the industry continues to improve its fraud detection capabilities
FTX collapse was a 'dumpster fire', says US lawmaker announcing investigative hearing
16.11.2022
"There is no sugarcoating it: the FTX collapse has been a dumpster fire,” said House Financial Services Committee ranking member Patrick McHenry
US reportedly considering Bankman-Fried extradition for questioning
16.11.2022
Authorities in both countries are reportedly in conversation about whether to bring the former FTX CEO back to the United States
Turkey’s Financial Intelligence Unit Launches Investigation Into FTX Collapse
16.11.2022
The Turkish agency responsible for tackling money-related crime has initiated an investigation against troubled crypto exchange FTX. Days after the trading platform filed for bankruptcy in the United States, the department revealed it has been tracking its activities in Turkey. Turkish Financial...
Thousands petition for congressional investigation of alleged Gensler–SBF links
15.11.2022
Ripple defense lawyer John Deaton’s CryptoLaw website has a petition app, and readers are urging Congress to look into a suspicious meeting and other supposedly questionable links
Bahamas Regulator Appoints ‘Big Four’ Auditor PWC as Joint Provisional FTX Liquidator
15.11.2022
On Nov. 14, 2022, the Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) published a press release that explains the ‘Big Four’ accounting firm PWC (Pricewaterhousecoopers) has been designated as provisional liquidator in the FTX investigation. The SCB detailed that “given the magnitude” of the events...
Turkey’s financial authority investigates FTX’s collapse
14.11.2022
The Turkish regulator joined the United States and the Bahamas in investigating the exchange's fall
Manhattan District Attorney's Office probes FTX collapse: Report
14.11.2022
A source with knowledge of the investigations reportedly said New York authorities were looking into the collapse of FTX following the firm declaring bankruptcy on Nov. 11
Bahamas Police Launch Investigation into FTX Conduct, Looking For ‘Criminal Misconduct’
14.11.2022
Police in the Bahamas has launched an investigation into the crypto exchange FTX, and is actively looking for evidence of whether “criminal misconduct” has occurred.
Per a tweet from the Royal Bahamas Police Force published on Sunday, a team of financial investigators from the Force’s Financial...
Ukraine’s Cyberpolice Expose Members of Crypto Fraud Scheme Making €200 Million a Year
14.11.2022
A report shows Ukrainian Cyberpolice identified members of a group that defrauded people around the world through fake crypto investment offers. The criminal organization maintained offices and customer service centers with thousands of employees in a number of European countries. Cyberpolice...
Bankrupt FTX Faces Criminal Investigation in the Bahamas
13.11.2022
Financial police in the Bahamas, where Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX is headquartered, are working with the local securities regulator to investigate if any criminal conduct has occurred
FTX under investigation in the Bahamas for criminal misconduct - Report
13.11.2022
The Bahamas securities regulator and financial investigators are reportedly investigating the collapsed crypto exchange
Indian Authority Freezes 150 Bitcoins Held at Binance Crypto Exchange
13.11.2022
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says that it has frozen 150.22 more bitcoins held at cryptocurrency exchange Binance. The freeze is part of an investigation into mobile gaming application E-nuggets, which was designed to defraud the public, the ED said. India Freezes More Bitcoins...
Binance CEO CZ on FTX crash: “We’ve been set back a few years”
12.11.2022
With one of the biggest crypto businesses falling overnight after getting caught misappropriating user funds, CZ believed the episode was devastating for the industry, which took away a lot of consumer confidence
Bitfinex CTO releases proof of reserves amid FTX bankruptcy fiasco
12.11.2022
Over the past few days, major crypto exchanges, including Binance, OKX, Kucoin and Crypto.com, committed to sharing their proof of reserve to regain investor confidence
California Regulator Reveals Investigation Into FTX’s Failure, Says ‘Crypto Assets Are High-Risk Investments’
11.11.2022
After it was discovered that FTX was dealing with financial issues and the crypto exchange paused withdrawals, U.S. regulators started to take notice. On Nov. 10, 2022, California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) published a consumer alert and said the state regulator...
California Financial Regulator Announces FTX Investigation
11.11.2022
California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced it was investigating FTX in a press release late Thursday
IRS Building ‘Hundreds’ of Crypto Cases — Official Says $7 Billion in Crypto Seized in 2022
8.11.2022
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is building “hundreds” of crypto cases to crack down on tax evasion, an official reportedly said. In the fiscal year 2022, the IRS Criminal Investigation Division seized about $7 billion in cryptocurrency, which was double the previous year’s...
SEC issues subpoena to influencers promoting HEX, PulseChain and PulseX
6.11.2022
The SEC issued subpoena as part of the investigation, which demanded the influencers in question to produce the required documents by Nov. 15, 2022