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Regulation
Former Celsius CEO Fights Back Against Fraud Complaints From New York Attorney General
Former Celsius Network founder Alex Mashinsky is asking the courts to dismiss the New York State complaint against him that…
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SEC Hits Crypto Exchange Coinme With $4,000,000 in Fines for Alleged Securities Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is settling securities fraud allegations levied against the Seattle-based company Coinme Inc. for…
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US CFTC Penalizes Bitcoin Pool Operator $3.4 Billion In Largest Civil Fraud Victory
Summary: South Africa-based Cornelius Johannes Steynberg was fined $3.4 billion for running an unregistered Bitcoin commodity pool operation, the CFTC…
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Justin Sun’s US fraud charges could hamper Huobi’s license application in Hong Kong
Ad Justin Sun does not believe the U.S. fraud charges levied against him will impact Huobi Global’s license application in…
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US Prosecutors Slam Terra (LUNA) Founder Do Kwon With Eight Counts of Fraud for 2022 Crypto Collapse
Federal prosecutors in New York have filed charges against Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon hours after his arrest at the…
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Scams
Woman Allegedly Involved in $4,000,000,000 ‘OneCoin’ Scheme Hit With Fraud Charges by the DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is charging a Bulgarian woman with fraud for allegedly playing a role in a…
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Crypto investment fraud in the US hits record $2.57B – up 183% YoY
Cryptocurrency investment fraud in the U.S. was up almost 3x year-over-year in 2022 — making investment fraud the “costliest scheme…
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Regulation
Reminder: Credit Suisse Guilty of Tax Fraud and Subprime Mortgage Fraud, Accused of Aiding Clients Engaged in Torture, Drug Trafficking, and Money Laundering
As the Swiss government launches a potential rescue operation for troubled banking giant Credit Suisse, it’s worth remembering the massive…
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Regulation
Shareholders file lawsuit against Silicon Valley Bank, alleging fraud: Report
A group of shareholders have reportedly filed a lawsuit against Silicon Valley Bank’s parent company and some of its executives…
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Regulation
AirBit Club execs face decades in prison after pleading guilty to $100M fraud
Six people involved in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that raked in about $100 million over five years have pleaded guilty…
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