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Silvergate Stock Tanks on Report of DOJ Probe Tied to FTX, Alameda Dealings
2.2.2023
Shares of the crypto bank were falling almost 30% following the publication of a Bloomberg article Thursday
S Korean Police Probe Possible $8m Crypto Scam Targeting Investors Who’d Suffered Losses
31.1.2023
South Korean police are probing a possible $8m crypto scam – after a group of 40 alleged victims complained they were tricked into buying a potentially worthless or non-existent cryptoasset....
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Sam Bankman-Fried Backed Charity Under UK Probe
30.1.2023
The inquiry will investigate the extent of the risk to the charity's assets and whether the trustees are complying with their duties around protection of said assets
Crypto Exchange Bithumb Raided in South Korean Price Manipulation Probe: Report
27.1.2023
South Korean prosecutors are investigating transactions related to a specific person or entity moving the price of a certain coin to make a profit
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Mother and Brother Not Cooperating With Financial Probe, FTX Lawyers Say
26.1.2023
The crypto exchange wants to question its founder’s family as it seeks to locate allegedly misappropriated funds
S Korean Prosecutors Raid Bithumb in Price Manipulation Probe, Hope to Arrest ‘Owner’
26.1.2023
The South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has suffered another double blow from the nation’s prosecutors – who have raided the exchange in a price manipulation probe. Officers also want to arrest Bithumb’s suspected largest shareholder on embezzlement charges.
YTN reported that the Seoul Southern...
Crypto Lender Nexo Under Investigation for Alleged Money Laundering, Russian Sanction Violations in Bulgaria
12.1.2023
According to several reports, Bulgarian law enforcement officials are investigating crypto lender Nexo for alleged money laundering and sanctions violations. Siika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria’s attorney general, said the probe into Nexo is a large-scale operation involving...
Crypto Lender Nexo Targeted in Bulgaria Probe Into Alleged Money Laundering, Tax Offenses
12.1.2023
Authorities say they have evidence a Nexo user has been officially declared a terrorist financer
DOJ Said to Probe Saber Labs Founders Over Solana-Based DeFi, Stablecoin Projects
11.1.2023
The federal investigation follows a CoinDesk exposé that showed Ian and Dylan Macalinao used a web of 11 pseudonymous identities to build an ecosystem of interlocking financial products around Saber
Crypto Exchange Zipmex Faces Probe From Thai Securities Regulator: Bloomberg
11.1.2023
The regulator is investigating if Zipmex was operating as a digital asset fund manager without permission
Initial approval given for Voyager and Binance.US deal amid national security probe
11.1.2023
The deal has received initial approval from the bankruptcy judge but will require the approval of creditors and final court approval
South Korean regulators target Bithumb in new probe
10.1.2023
South Korean National Tax Service agency launches an investigation on Bithumb, according to local reports
NY law firm investigates potential 'securities fraud' at Core Scientific
10.1.2023
The investigation was prompted by a report from Culper Research, which alleged that Core Scientific had "wildly oversold" its mining and hosting businesses
Romania Carries Out Raids as Part of Crypto Tax Evasion Probe
8.1.2023
Authorities in Romania have conducted more than a dozen raids against people suspected of hiding income from cryptocurrency operations. The searches took place in late 2022 following an earlier investigation which established that crypto traders had failed to report digital assets exceeding...
Hedge funds subpoenaed by U.S. prosecutors as Binance probe unfolds: Report
7.1.2023
United States prosecutors are investigating hedge funds' relationships with cryptocurrency exchange Binance for money-laundering violations
U.S. Investigators Subpoena Hedge Funds in Binance Money-Laundering Probe: Report
7.1.2023
Authorities have not yet brought charges against the company, which has faced intense scrutiny following competitor FTX's collapse in November
Report: Federal Prosecutors in New York Probe Digital Currency Group and Subsidiary Genesis
7.1.2023
Following accusations from Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss in an open letter to Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert, a report citing “people familiar with the matter” states that federal prosecutors from New York are scrutinizing transfers between Digital Currency Group...
Justice Department Launches Criminal Probe Into $400M FTX Hack: Bloomberg
27.12.2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly launched a criminal probe into the alleged hack that drained nearly $400 million out of FTX-controlled wallets the night the Bahamas-based exchange filed for bankruptcy
Report: SEC Heightens Probe Into Auditors Servicing Crypto Exchanges
23.12.2022
According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Paul Munter, the agency’s acting chief accountant, the U.S. regulator is monitoring proof-of-reserves (POR) more closely. “We’re warning investors to be very wary of some of the claims that are being made by crypto companies,” Munter...
Federal Prosecutors Probe Democrats Over Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried
19.12.2022
Several members of the U.S. Democratic Party and campaign committees are reportedly being probed by federal prosecutors over donations from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and another executive of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. “To any person, entity, or political campaign that...