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Couple Inadvertently Receives $10.5M from Crypto.com; Plea Hearing Scheduled for October
25.9.2023
A Melbourne couple is set to face a plea trial in October for a theft charge after inadvertently receiving 10.5 million Australian dollars ($6.7 million) from Crypto.com in 2021.
The couple, who received the funds by mistake, proceeded to spend the money before the error was discovered.
The...
Couple mistakenly sent $10.5M by Crypto.com to face October plea hearing
24.9.2023
Thevamanogari Manivel was sentenced to 18 months of community corrections with six months of unpaid community work while her husband will face a plea trial in October
Binance vs SEC: Hearing in Washington, DC, over BAM motion to compel starts now
18.9.2023
The SEC claims Binance has been uncooperative despite the crypto exchange agreeing to a consent order on discovery in the regulator's case against it
Hearing Date Set for Binance vs. SEC Lawsuit Motions in Ongoing Legal Battle – Here's What You Need to Know
14.9.2023
In the ongoing legal clash between Binance, the prominent cryptocurrency exchange, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a significant hearing date has been scheduled for two crucial motions.
As per the recent court filing, Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui has designated the hearing...
Dueling CBDC Bills Heading for U.S. Digital Dollar Debate in Congressional Hearing
14.9.2023
The idea of a digital dollar in the U.S. is so egregious to Republican lawmakers that it’s become a presidential campaign talking point and the subject of multiple bills to strangle it before it takes a first breath. But Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) reintroduced a bill Thursday calling for...
SEC Chair: Crypto Is a Field Rife With Fraud, Abuse, Misconduct — ‘It’s Daunting’
14.9.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testified before the Senate Banking Committee, stating that crypto is “a field which is rife with fraud, abuse, and misconduct.” He also stated that the securities regulator is still reviewing applications for spot bitcoin...
Gensler Hearing Shows Key Senate Democrat Digging in Heels on Crypto
12.9.2023
While U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler was in the hot seat at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, the most important crypto sentiments may have come from Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who tarred much of the industry as dangerous fraudsters
Incoming BOE Deputy Governor Highlights Crypto Risks, Cites Benefits at Parliamentary Hearing
12.9.2023
There are benefits to crypto technology, and the digital pound could anchor digital money, Sarah Breeden said
SEC's Gary Gensler to hold firm on crypto enforcement in Senate hearing
12.9.2023
Despite his agency suffering a slew of losses in the courts, Gensler is sticking to his guns at the Senate Banking Committee hearing
House committee will reopen discussions on digital dollar in Sept. 14 hearing
7.9.2023
Following an August recess, members of the House Financial Services Committee will gather for a “Digital Dollar Dilemma” hearing on Sept. 14
FTX-Linked Wallet Moves $10 Million in Altcoins Ahead of Bankruptcy Hearing
4.9.2023
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX’s Solana wallet has moved $10 million in altocoins to Ethereum network through the Wormhole bridge in the last 4 days, sparking fears of more token dumps in the market.
In a filing submitted the previous month, FTX debtors proposed a structured approach to crypto...
Ronaldinho denies part in alleged $61M crypto scam at congressional hearing
1.9.2023
The former pro soccer player said in a congressional hearing that his likeness was improperly used to market an allegedly fraudulent crypto scheme
Brazilian Soccer Star Ronaldinho Fails to Turn Up at ‘Crypto Scam’ Hearing
28.8.2023
The Brazilian football (soccer) icon Ronaldinho has failed to show at a parliamentary hearing on crypto pyramids, and could face jail time if he refuses to attend another hearing later this month.
Per Sport.es and Livecoins, the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies’ Financial Pyramids Committee...
Sam Bankman-Fried is low on meds, living on $3 peanut butter in prison
23.8.2023
Lawyers representing the former FTX CEO say he's being served a “flesh diet” in prison even though he's vegan, and has been subsisting on bread, water and peanut butter
Gemini Challenges SEC Lawsuit on Lending Program, Pushes for Oral Hearing
21.8.2023
Lawyers for cryptocurrency exchange Gemini have filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its Gemini Earn lending program. In the motion, Gemini argues the SEC has failed to plausibly allege that any securities laws were...
FTX Boss Sam Bankman-Fried in Custody, Bail Revoked, Remanded to Jail
11.8.2023
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried was taken into custody and his bail was rescinded on Friday, in anticipation of his trial scheduled for October. Matthew Russell Lee of the Inner City Press disclosed a synopsis of the August 11 hearing on the social media outlet X, where Bankman-Fried’s legal...
UFO Hearing Sparks Crypto Degen Frenzy: More Than 50 Alien Shitcoins Emerge
28.7.2023
Following a recent hearing, where a former military intelligence officer turned whistleblower disclosed that Congress lacks information about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) or Unidentified flying objects (UFOs), crypto degen swiftly seized the opportunity and created multiple UFO-themed...
UFO hearing: Crypto degens spare no time crafting 50 alien shitcoins
27.7.2023
In the wake of the US government being accused of covering up extraterrestrial activity, crypto degens were quick to sprout a shiny batch of memecoins
Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty States SEC Chair Gary Gensler ‘Misstates the Law’ on Tokens
22.7.2023
Stuart Alderoty, CLO of Ripple, a cryptocurrency and payments services company, railed against the statements of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler given in a recent congressional hearing. Alderoty criticized the stance taken by Gensler, stating that...
SEC Asks for Increased Funding to Tackle Crypto Market Risks and Wrongdoing
22.7.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler has asked Congress for more funding for his agency to address “risks in the crypto markets.” In a Senate hearing, he stressed: “We’ve seen the Wild West of the crypto markets, rife with noncompliance...