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US Tether Bank Fraud Investigation Changes Hands Within the DOJ: Report
31.10.2022
A criminal investigation into whether Tether’s executives committed bank fraud in the early days of the stablecoin issuer’s existence has been reassigned after months of stagnation, according to Bloomberg
Nvidia PC Graphics Card Cables May Be Burning, So There's An Investigation
26.10.2022
Perhaps the over-sized, power-hungry, and highly-priced 4000-series graphics cards from Nvidia are a bit too hot of a product right now. After one user posted photos of their charred 12-volt, high power (12VHPWR) connector on Reddit, Nvidia responded with an investigation into at least two cases....
Chinese Intelligence Officers Used Bitcoin in Scheme to Undermine Investigation, US Officials Allege
24.10.2022
The two officers tried bribing a U.S. law enforcement official with $61,000 in bitcoin to help support what appears to be Huawei
Turkey Seizes $40 Million in Crypto, Detains 46 Suspects in Criminal Investigation: Report
22.10.2022
Turkish authorities have reportedly seized $40 million in cryptocurrency and detained 46 people in an illegal betting investigation. “This operation came out of Turkish Cyprus and is linked to the murder of Halil Falyalı,” Turkish Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu said....
Cryptoqueen Ruja Ignatova Tipped Off About Onecoin Investigations Before She Vanished, Report
22.10.2022
Ruja Ignatova, founder of the notorious crypto pyramid Onecoin, was reportedly alerted about police investigations into the scam before she disappeared. The ‘Cryptoqueen’ has been on the run for several years, wanted by law enforcement agencies around the world. Onecoin Mastermind Learned About...
India Freezes Additional Bitcoin Amid Mobile Gaming App Investigation
21.10.2022
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says it has frozen 44.5 more bitcoins as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation into mobile gaming app E-nuggets. The authority has already frozen nearly 86 bitcoins at crypto exchange Binance relating to the same investigation. India’s...
Three Arrows Capital Under Investigation by SEC and CFTC After Bankruptcy
18.10.2022
American regulators have launched investigations into the activities of bankrupt Singaporean hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), seeking to identify the reasons and responsible persons behind...
Report: Bankrupt Crypto Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital Probed by SEC, CFTC for Possible Legal Violations
18.10.2022
Reports indicate that the bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) is facing more trouble from liquidators and financial authorities from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The whereabouts of the hedge fund’s...
Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Exchange Under Investigation by Texas Regulators
18.10.2022
Major crypto trading platform FTX.US and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried are being investigated by the securities regulator in Texas, USA, for selling an investment product that may have violated state law.
The investigation concerns allegations that FTX offers US residents unregistered securities...
Texas Securities Regulators and Attorney General Object to FTX Purchasing Voyager Digital
17.10.2022
Regulators from the state of Texas and the state’s attorney general are objecting to FTX purchasing Voyager Digital, as the state’s securities commissioner needs to “determine whether FTX US is complying with the law.” Texas State Securities Board, Department of Banking, and Attorney General File...
Crypto Exchange FTX US Under Investigation by Texas Regulator Over Securities Allegations
17.10.2022
The Texas State Securities Board is investigating FTX US over allegations it offers unregistered securities products through its yield-bearing service, according to a recent court filing
Elon Musk Presently Under Investigation by Federal Authorities, Twitter Informs Judge
15.10.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk is under federal investigation for his conduct in connection with the $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, according to a court filing by the social media giant. Twitter claims that “Through counsel, he has exchanged substantive correspondence with those...
Bored Ape creators and other NFT projects investigated by SEC probe
12.10.2022
A source familiar with the matter said the SEC is looking into whether certain NFTs from Yuga Labs could be “more akin to stocks.”
SEC Charges Socialite Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Ethereummax
3.10.2022
On Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against the celebrity and socialite Kim Kardashian for unlawfully promoting the crypto asset Ethereummax. The U.S. regulator detailed that Kardashian agreed to settle the charges and pay $1.26 million in penalties, and plans...
India Freezes More Crypto Including Bitcoin and Tether as Investigation Involving Binance and Wazirx Deepens
2.10.2022
India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) says it has frozen more cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, tether, and the Wazirx token. The action is part of its investigation of the mobile gaming app E-nuggets. In its latest announcement, the ED revealed that nearly 86 bitcoins found at crypto...
India Freezes Bitcoin at Binance Amid Investigation Involving Crypto Exchange Wazirx
30.9.2022
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says it has frozen more than 77.6 bitcoins that were transferred to Binance from Indian crypto exchange Wazirx. The freeze is part of a money laundering investigation into a mobile gaming application. Indian Authority Freezes Bitcoin Held at Crypto...
MPs to Question Terra Co-founder Daniel Shin Amid Ongoing Investigation
28.9.2022
Do Kwon and other Terraform Labs executives may still be “on the run” – but South Korean lawmakers have announced they want to question the Terraform co-founder Daniel Shin and other individuals linked with the Terra ecosystem....
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Brazilian Federal Police Raids 6 Crypto Exchanges in Money Laundering Investigation
23.9.2022
The names of the companies involved were not disclosed
Congressman Under Investigation For 'Sex Trafficking' Caps Off Twitch's Worst Week Ever
22.9.2022
First Amazon-owned Twitch was ravaged by a major gambling scandal. Then it revealed a new, worse revenue split for creators because it had to charge itself too much for servers. Next Bloomberg reported that the platform has a major problem when it comes to potential predators using it to target...
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Plans to Revoke Do Kwon’s Passport: Report
15.9.2022
According to local reports stemming from South Korea, the country’s foreign ministry is looking to invalidate the co-founder of Terraform Labs Do Kwon’s passport. The story was published the day after it was reported that Seoul’s Southern District Prosecutors Office issued...