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Scams
DOJ Charges Founder and Top Promoters of Alleged $1,890,000,000 Crypto Ponzi Scheme That Promised High Returns
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has slapped three individuals with criminal charges related to their alleged involvement in a…
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US Government Charges German National for Allegedly Running $150,000,000 Crypto Scam
US authorities are charging a German businessman for allegedly operating a crypto pyramid scheme that defrauded about $150 million from…
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CFTC Charges Crypto Exchange Debiex With Fraud and Misappropriation for Running ‘Online Romance’ Scam
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says it is taking legal action against a “bogus” crypto exchange for allegedly…
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BarnBridge DAO Slapped With More Than $1,700,000 in Penalties Over Charges of Selling Unregistered Securities
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped BarnBridge DAO (BOND) and its founders with more than $1.7 million…
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Crypto Company SafeMoon Files for Bankruptcy Following Founder and Executives’ Indictment on Fraud Charges Last Month
Blockchain firm SafeMoon is filing for bankruptcy after its founder and two executives were indicted on fraud charges in November.…
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Crypto Exchange Founder Pleads Guilty to $700,000,000 Unlicensed Money Transmitting Charges: DOJ
Former crypto exchange CEO Anatoly Legkodymov has pleaded guilty to federal charges for his role in illegally transporting and transmitting…
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Montenegro Primed To Ship Disgraced Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon to US To Face Fraud Charges: Report
The Balkan nation Montenegro is reportedly looking to extradite disgraced Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon to the United States. Citing…
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Compliance Official Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Over Role in Infamous OneCoin Crypto Scheme
A top-level OneCoin executive is pleading guilty to accusations arising from her alleged participation in the multi-level marketing (MLM) scam…
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US Senator Asks DOJ To Consider Criminal Charges Against Binance and Tether Over Alleged Illicit Finance Links
US Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) says the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) should press criminal charges against Binance crypto exchange…
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Amid Bitcoin ETF rumors, BlackRock stumbles paying $2.5M in SEC charges for investment misreporting other fund
Amid a bullish market for Bitcoin and anticipation of a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the horizon, BlackRock, one of…
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