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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...
Silk Road Marketplace Senior Adviser Pleads Guilty in US Federal Court
31.1.2020
The senior adviser to the Silk Road dark web marketplace has admitted one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics in a U.S. federal court
Silk Road Operator Pleads Guilty to 1 Charge of Conspiracy
31.1.2020
Roger Clark, an alleged operator behind the Silk Road darknet site arrested in 2015, has pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiracy to distribute narcotics
Virgil Griffith Pleads Not Guilty to Evading U.S. Sanctions in North Korea Jaunt
30.1.2020
Virgil Griffith pleads innocent in North Korea sanctions case
Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith Pleads Not Guilty to Violating North Korea Sanctions
30.1.2020
Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on Thursday. Griffith was arrested in November on allegations he spoke at a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea last year, where he allegedly taught...
Ex-NFL Team Owner Pleads Guilty to Running Unlicensed Money Transmitter
17.1.2020
Crypto Capital co-founder Reginald Fowler pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmission business Friday. Additional charges were dropped
CabbageTech CEO Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison After Pleading Guilty in Fraud Case
16.1.2020
Patrick McDonnell was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison and ordered to pay victims $225,000 after pleading guilty to charges he defrauded investors in his crypto trading platform, CabbageTech
Fowler May Change ‘Not Guilty’ Plea in Crypto Capital Laundering Case
19.12.2019
Crypto Capital principal Reginald Fowler is expected to plead guilty to at least one charge stemming from allegations he ran an unlicensed money services business
Shopin Founder Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Fraudulent $42 Million ICO
12.12.2019
Shopin founder Eran Eyal pleads guilty to felony charges for running a fraudulent initial coin offering that raised more than $42 million
Accused Onecoin Co-Conspirators Fight Criminal Charges in the US
10.12.2019
The Onecoin scam, a multi-level Ponzi scheme that acquired $4 billion from investors has been falling apart at the seams. Criminal proceedings have started against Onecoin leaders and one alleged associate who was found guilty of laundering $400 million has asked a New York judge for more time...
Lawyer Found Guilty of Money Laundering for OneCoin’s Cryptoqueen
21.11.2019
Mark S. Scott was found guilty of helping OneCoin co-founder Ruja Ignatova launder $400 million
OneCoin Co-Founder Pleads Guilty, Faces up to 90 Years in Jail
14.11.2019
OneCoin co-founder Ignatov pleaded guilty to role in OneCoin, disclosing more details about his missing accomplice and sister Ruja Ignatova
Silk Road Seller Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering $19 Million With Bitcoin
8.11.2019
Brian Haney, a former narcotics trafficker, pled guilty to charges that he laundered $19 million in bitcoin on Silk Road
No Victim, No Crime: How the Darknet Drug War Is Ruining Young Lives
2.10.2019
There aren’t many areas of modern society unaffected by the draconian war on drugs, and non-violent crypto exchange is no exception. Two San Diego men in their twenties reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of money laundering conspiracy, for selling cannabis on the darknet...
Mega Drug Pushers Johnson & Johnson Get Away While Peaceful Silk Road Is Destroyed
28.8.2019
It’s been said that those who protest the loudest are often the ones who are guilty, and when it comes to government and their pet corporations, things are no different. No surprise, then, that the blustery moralizing — and violent state force brought to bear against businesses —...