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Bitcoin Whale Transfers $2.2 Billion Worth of BTC for Just $7

19.6.2020
Whale alert reports that a so-called whale has transferred the equivalent of $2.24 billion in bitcoin for less than $7. In a series of tweets on Friday, the crypto tracking tool said the bitcoin (BTC) whale sent a total of 241,500 BTC in seven successive transactions within one hour. Each...

Japanese Court Upheld Former Mt Gox CEO’s Conviction for Manipulating Data

13.6.2020
A Japanese high court upheld the Tokyo-based lower court’s decision to reject the former Mt Gox CEO’s appeal. Mark Karpeles was arrested in 2015 and accused of “manipulating electronic data” and managed to duck embezzlement charges. The former boss of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles...

Law Decoded: Dead Men Face No Charges, June 6-12

12.6.2020
Blockchain for distributing votes and independent digital dollars take center stage in the this week’s regulation news

Japanese Judge Upholds Charges Against Mt Gox’s Mark Karpeles

11.6.2020
A Japanese judge ruled in support of the data tampering charges moved against the CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox

Ethereum 2.0 Charges Ahead With New ‘Onyx’ Testnet Launch

10.6.2020
Blockchain firm Prysmatic Labs announced the launch of a new test network of the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain

Germany Enters Recession as Over 100 Banks Charge Negative Interest Rates

18.5.2020
Germany has plunged into a recession with the worst quarterly contraction since the global financial and economic crisis of 2008, according to official data. Over 100 banks in the country are now charging customers negative interest rates. Germany Enters Recession The German economy is now in...

CFTC Charges Multiple Firms for $15 Million Crypto and Binary Options Scam

7.5.2020
U.S. and Israel-based firms were charged for promoting fake investment schemes and defrauding customers of $15 million

Onecoin Lawsuit Continues: Judge Lifts Stay Order, Investigators Search for ‘Crypto Queen’

4.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the unsealed indictment tied to the Onecoin cofounder Sebastian Greenwood. At the same time, U.S. Judge Valerie Caproni had placed a stay order on the case against Greenwood, Konstantin Ignatov, Mark Scott and David Pike. Now Judge Caproni has lifted...

CFTC Charges Florida Resident With Defrauding Crypto Investors Out of $1.6M

16.4.2020
The CFTC alleged Florida resident Alan Friedland defrauded investors out of $1.6 million, promising returns through his “Compcoin” token and an algorithmic trading software which never materialized

‘Black Thursday’ Liquidations Sparks $28M Lawsuit Against Maker Foundation

15.4.2020
The Maker Foundation is being sued in a class-action lawsuit for $28 million over the March 12 event that caused over $2 million in liquidations. The lawsuit alleges that the team behind the Makerdao project did not explain the extreme risk of loss to investors. Also read: ETH Price Strains Defi...

Charges of Fraudulent Pretense: US Court Unseals Onecoin Cofounder’s Indictment

13.4.2020
Manhattan prosecutors from the New York Southern District Court (NYSD) have unsealed indictment charges against Onecoin cofounder Sebastian Greenwood. The documents allege that Greenwood, alongside his accomplices Ruja Ignatova the ‘Crypto Queen’ and her brother Konstantin Ignatov...

SEC Charges 2 With Fraudulent Water-Backed Token Sale

3.4.2020
The SEC charged a former Texas pastor and his wife for allegedly defrauding hundreds of investors through an alkaline water-backed cryptocurrency TeshuaCoin

FBI Apprehends & Charges Russian Hacker, Closes Down Deer.io Platform

27.3.2020
The FBI shuts down alleged hacker Kirill Firsov’s platform, Deer.io, used for selling stolen information

$15 Million Bounty on Maduro: US Charges Venezuelan President With Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking

27.3.2020
The U.S. has charged 14 high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan government, including President Nicolas Maduro, with “narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges.” The U.S. government is offering rewards of up to $15 million for any information leading...