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SBF allegedly used FTX money to invest $400M in obscure VC firm

26.1.2023
SBF’s Modulo investment was likely made using misappropriated money that FTX deposits by customers, U.S. prosecutors alleged

Crypto industry leaders ‘scared of a strong SEC’ — Senator Warren

26.1.2023
Senator Warren claims the Trump Administration “gave a green light” to allow for a cryptocurrency market full of junk tokens, rug pulls and ponzi schemes

Binance Processed $346 Million for Crypto Exchange Bitzlato, Report Claims

26.1.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reportedly processed nearly $346 million in crypto transactions for Bitzlato, the coin trading platform that was shut down in an international law enforcement operation. U.S. authorities say the world’s largest trading platform for digital assets was among...

Sam Bankman-Fried Disputes FTX US ‘Shortfall’ Claims, Critics Skeptical of Excel Spreadsheet Defense

18.1.2023
Following an update from FTX debtors about the $5.5 billion discovered by administrators during an investigation, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took to Twitter to share a blog post from his Substack newsletter. SBF stated that the presentation published by litigation firm Sullivan &...

Nexo investigation is not political, says Bulgarian prosecutors

15.1.2023
A spokesperson for Bulgaria’s chief prosecutors denied claims that the investigation was prompted by the company's political donations

Nexo Bitcoin Withdrawals Surge Following Raid of Bulgarian Offices

13.1.2023
After the offices of crypto lender Nexo were raided in Bulgaria, the digital currency lending platform experienced a significant amount of withdrawals starting Jan. 12, 2023. An archived snapshot of Nexo’s real-time attestation shows that the company held 133,263 bitcoin on that day. As...

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...

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

Report Claims U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Hedge Funds in Connection with Binance Dealings

8.1.2023
Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating U.S.-based hedge funds that have dealt with the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two people familiar with the matter. The hedge funds were allegedly issued subpoenas by the U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District...

Digital Currency Group under investigation by U.S. authorities: Report

8.1.2023
U.S. authorities are reportedly investigating internal transfers from Digital Currency Group to its subsidiary Genesis

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

Maybe it WAS illegal: Mango Markets exploiter arrested on fraud charges

28.12.2022
The Mango Markets exploiter previously called his attack on the crypto exchange “legal open market actions.”

ECB to Decide Whether to Issue Digital Euro in 2023

24.12.2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a new report on the progress of its investigation into the possible launch of a digital euro. The research will continue next year with the regulator planning to make a decision whether to proceed to the realization of the project in the fall of 2023....

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...

SBF prosecutors reportedly dig into donations made to top US Democrats

18.12.2022
Democratic members from the DNC, the DCCC and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries were contacted by SBF prosecutors for information to aid their ongoing investigations

Amid Speculation and Rumors Surrounding Binance, Exchange Token BNB Suffers Losses From the Alleged FUD

13.12.2022
Following the FTX collapse, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, Binance, has been surrounded by rumors and speculation in recent times. On Dec. 12, 2022, Reuters reported that U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors have been investigating Binance, according to four people familiar...