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Two co-founders of crypto exchange CoinDCX held on charges of fraudThane police have arrested two co-founders of cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal, in connection with an all...
Cryptocurrency investor known as 'Bitcoin Jesus' reaches Deal With Prosecutors. What to expect?Under the deal, which has not been filed with the court and could still change, the charges would eventually be dropped if Ver complied wit...
US cracks down on North Korean-backed fraud ring that netted millions in crypto and cashThe US government has cracked down on a North Korean fraud ring, indicting over a dozen individuals, including Zhenxing “Danny” Wang from N...
US indicts founder of crypto firm Gotbit for alleged wire fraudThe US Justice Department says that between 2018 and 2024, when Andriunin was the firm's CEO, Gotbit provided market manipulation services ...
Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of fraud in stunning FTX crashBankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy after jurors in Manhattan deliberated for less than five hours Thurs...
The other crypto bosses in US authorities' crosshairsOnetime crypto poster child Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, in a high-p...
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX allowed to crypto holdings worth $3.4 bnThe US authorities charged him with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering and conspiracy to misuse customer funds. He is also f...
South Korea launches interagency investigation team to tackle rising crypto crimesThe Joint Investigation Centre for Crypto Crimes will be manned by some 30 personnel from judicial, financial, tax and customs agencies, th...
Founder of crypto lender Celsius Network pleads not guilty to fraud chargesMashinsky was charged with seven criminal counts - including securities fraud, commodities fraud and wire fraud - according to an indictmen...
Founder of crypto lender Celsius Network Alex Mashinsky arrested, charged with fraudAlex Mashinsky was charged with seven criminal counts - including securities fraud, commodities fraud and wire fraud - while Celsius' forme...
Coinbase insider trading: Nikhil Wahi sentenced to 10-months in jailNikhil Wahi, accused of receiving insider trading information from his brother Ishan Wahi, a former project manager at crypto exchange Coin...
US Justice Department to intensify vigil on crypto sector in aftermath of charges against FTX CEO Sam BankmanA 25-member national team has been formed to intensify vigil around the crypto sector in the US. The US Justice Department oversees digital...
FTX founder Bankman-Fried to make first US court appearanceProsecutors and regulators contend that Bankman-Fried, 30, was at the centre of several illegal schemes to use customer and investor money ...
Sam Bankman-Fried extradited to US to face fraud charges over FTX collapseFTX and its sister trading house Alameda Research went bankrupt last month, dissolving a virtual trading business that had been valued by t...
Sam Bankman-Fried charges showcase US prosecutor's growing role in crypto enforcement"Every U.S. attorney is defined in the public eye by some of the biggest cases that they bring," said Harry Sandick, a partner at law firm ...
Two Indian brothers, their Indian-American friend charged in first-ever cryptocurrency insider trading caseThe Wahi brothers and Ramani were charged with wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to commit insider trading i...
Frosties creators arrested for $1.1 million NFT rug pull scamThe creators of the Frosties project could be looking at over 20 years in prison if they’re found guilty. The Frosties project was the firs...