2025-2-21 19:11 |
A British man was jailed for nearly five months after failing to disclose his Bitcoin holdings during a legal dispute with another cryptocurrency trader. Graham Darby, 50, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for contempt of court but was… origin »
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Alexey Pertsev has been freed under electronic watch Pertsev was sentenced to five years and four months in prison for money laundering The developer has been in jail since 2022 Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev has been released from custody following a ruling that favored electronic surveillance over continued pretrial detention.
2025-2-8 13:32 | |
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In recent months, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under Gary Gensler has been under fire over its “regulation-by-enforcement” policy, and many are looking for clarity in crypto rules. Related Reading: Japanese Crypto Entrepreneur Sparks Controversy: ‘Yen Is Backed By Hostages’ Today, the crypto industry moved a few steps into clarity when a Texan federal […]
2024-11-22 20:30 | |
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In the latest development of the Bitfinex hack saga, Heather Morgan, known as “Razzlekhan,” was sentenced to 18 months for laundering the 120,000 Bitcoin stolen in 2016. The Court decision follows her husband’s 5-year sentence for money laundering and conspiracy to steal.
2024-11-20 13:00 | |
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Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan’s role in the $10.8 billion Bitfinex hack has earned her nearly two years in jail time, a court said on Nov. 18.
2024-11-19 14:07 | |
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Prison authorities in Nigeria declared that detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan is ‘very sick’, preventing him from appearing in court again for his trial. This is a major concern which had been raised by his wife nearly two months ago, saying that Gambaryan’s health condition has sharply deteriorated since being detained in April. Related Reading: […]
2024-10-20 09:30 | |
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Prosecutors have requested that Heather Morgan – better known by her rap moniker “Razzlekhan” – be sentenced to just 18 months behind bars for her role in laundering 120,000 bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in a 2016 hack.
2024-10-11 18:08 | |
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Since the $230 million hack in July, WazirX has been scrambling to recover the assets and pacify users. The Indian crypto exchange had asked for a six-month moratorium to deal with the crisis. However, a Singapore court granted only four months relief, with conditions, on Thursday, Business Standard reported.
2024-9-26 17:02 | |
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The financial regulator requested an extension until February 2025 to review “at least 133,582 unique documents” as part of discovery motions with Coinbase.
2024-9-20 18:56 | |
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Indian rival CoinSwitch said it is likely to sue the hacked crypto exchange, where $9.6 million worth of deposits were held.
2024-8-30 15:13 | |
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The SEC has amended its case against Binance to redefine crypto securities. The decision comes after the court's ruling that BNB is not a security. Over the past months, the Securities and EThe post Assessing the impact on BNB as SEC amends its case against Binance appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-7-31 04:00 | |
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In a landmark case highlighting the perils of unchecked cryptocurrency investments, Rashawn Russell, a former investment banker, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison. The Eastern New York District Court handed down the sentence after Russell pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft, marking a significant crackdown on digital asset fraud. Related […]
2024-6-1 21:00 | |
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2024-5-15 19:44 | |
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A Dutch court has sentenced Alexey Pertsev, a developer involved with Tornado Cash, to 64 months in prison. He was convicted of laundering $1. 2 billion in crypto through the Tornado Cash mixer between July 9, 2019, and August 10, 2022.
2024-5-15 18:45 | |
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Alexey Pertsev was found guilty of money laundering $1.2 billion worth of crypto.
2024-5-15 14:34 | |
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Changpeng Zhao, the ousted CEO of cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance, walked away from court this week with a sentence many see as a slap on the wrist. Zhao, better known in the crypto world as “CZ,” received four months in prison for failing to implement sufficient anti-money laundering (AML) safeguards at Binance. Related Reading: Stagflation […]
2024-5-1 10:30 | |
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2024-5-1 23:41 | |
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In a Brooklyn federal court, a crypto-influencer on social media sites such as Instagram, Jebara Igbara, also known as “Jay Mazini,” was sentenced to 84 months for wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, and money laundering.
2024-4-26 21:30 | |
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Бывшему директору обанкротившейся криптовалютной биржи FTX Сэму Бэнкману-Фриду сегодня вынесли приговор. Предприниматель проведет в тюрьме 25 лет. Judge Kaplan: It is the judgment of the court that you are sentenced to 240 months then consecutive 60 [etc] for a total of 300 months [25 years] — Inner City Press (@innercitypress) March 28, 2024 Судья Льюис… Сообщение Главу биржи FTX посадят на 25 лет появились сначала на Hash Telegraph.
2024-3-29 23:52 | |
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Бывший глава FTX Сэм Бэнкман-Фрид (SBF) приговорен к 25 годам тюремного заключения, согласно решению суда Южного округа Нью-Йорка. Judge Kaplan: It is the judgment of the court that you are sentenced to 240 months then consecutive 60 [etc] for a total of 300 months [25 years]- Inner City Press (@innercitypress) March 28, 2024 Ранее прокурор Дэмиан Уильямс настаивал на сроке от 40 до 50 лет для SBF.
2024-3-29 19:45 | |
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Konstantin Ignatov has been released after serving 34 months in prison for his involvement in the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, a scheme that fraudulently claimed $4.4 billion from investors. The release followed a court decision by Judge Edgardo Ramos, who applied…
2024-3-6 13:22 | |
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Former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), found guilty of fraud last year and due to be sentenced next month, has asked the court for a 'just' sentence of 63 to 78 months, according to a court filing submitted Tuesday.
2024-2-29 09:19 | |
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After months, the Binance $4.3 billion plea deal has been endorsed. Additional travel restrictions have also been put in place for Chanpeng Zhao. According to a recent court document, the leThe post BNB remains stable as judge approves Binance's $4.3B plea deal appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-2-25 17:30 | |
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Terra founder Do Kwon will be extradited to the U.S. following months of back and forth between courts in Montenegro.
2024-2-22 21:33 | |
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According to an official notice, Montenegro has extradited Han Chang-joon, the former CFO of Terraform Labs, to South Korea following his arrest last year alongside Terra co-founder Do Kwon. Charged with using falsified travel documents, both individuals were sentenced to four months in prison by a Montenegro court.
2024-2-6 16:34 | |
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The founder of Terraform Labs was sentenced to four months in prison, and faces extradition following the completion of his sentence.
2023-11-17 13:40 | |
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Uncertainty has hung over Ripple ($XRP) for months, but in a quick succession of defeats for the SEC in the US court system, momentum returns to this cross-border payments crypto solution. Earlier this year, a landmark ruling announced that $XRP was not, in fact, a security, and more recently, in October, the SEC dropped charges […] The post XRP Embraces Bullish Run, Galaxy Fox Continues to Rise Steady appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.
2023-11-15 18:00 | |
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The Mango Markets exploiter’s trial was first scheduled for December 2023; however, during one of the court hearings, the accused convinced the judge to delay the trials for a few months.
2023-11-11 22:25 | |
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Grayscale Investments is waiting for a federal court tomorrow or soon after to formalize the defeat it handed the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) two months ago in the parties’ dispute over a spot bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF).
2023-10-20 22:55 | |
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The decision, which comes after a legal battle and months of anticipation, may signal a shift in the regulatory landscape towards the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF.
2023-10-14 00:48 | |
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A look at the potential ways the looming wave of ETF filings could play out in the coming weeks and months.
2023-10-5 20:06 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried had a grin on his face as he entered court on Tuesday morning – clad in a black suit and an uncharacteristically tame (read: closely trimmed) mop of hair. After nine long months, the disgraced crypto founder will finally have the chance to defend himself against a wide array of federal fraud and conspiracy charges tied to the collapse of FTX, his crypto and futures exchange, and Alameda Research, the crypto trading firm he founded and – according to prosecutors – used to illegally re-invest FTX user funds.
2023-10-4 13:00 | |
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Gensler blamed the crypto industry’s “wide-ranging noncompliance” for the crises it faced. In the last few months, the SEC lost in court against both Ripple and Grayscale. Despite suffThe post SEC chair lashes out at "noncompliance" in crypto ahead of Senate hearing appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-9-12 12:00 | |
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FTX is eyeing the completion of its bankruptcy process for the second quarter of next year, according to its Sept. 11 court filings. As per the filing, the firm is currently involved with ongoing negotiations and mediation with stakeholders over the coming months to resolve open plan issues involving its bankruptcy plans.
2023-9-11 19:50 | |
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XRP has had its ups and downs in the past few months, ranging from a 70% price spike from Ripple’s partial victory in court to whales and retail investors taking profit after the price pump. Now, on-chain data has shown that XRP big money players have made many interesting transactions this month, with whales transferring over 1.
2023-8-30 18:00 | |
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Federal prosecutors have challenged FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s allegations that prosecutors dumped “millions” of pages worth of potential evidence on the former CEO’s defense team just two months ahead of his criminal trial, a Tuesday court filing shows.
2023-8-30 19:51 | |
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Bitcoin's share of the crypto market tanked on Thursday while altcoins rallied after a U.S. court threw a spanner in the SEC's plans to regulate digital assets.
2023-7-14 13:48 | |
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Bitcoin miner Core Scientific has filed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan six months after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 2022. The firm filed for the Chapter 11 plan in the Southern District of Texas Houston Division Bankruptcy Court.
2023-6-22 17:14 | |
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Terra founder Do Kwon sentenced to four months in jail for forging official documents. The duo can appeal within eight days of receiving written notification from the court. A Montenegro couThe post Terra founder Do Kwon imprisoned on forgery charges appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-6-20 14:30 | |
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According to a Reuters report, Crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon, the former CEO of Terraform Labs, has been sentenced to four months in prison by a court in Montenegro for allegedly using forged passports.
2023-6-20 21:00 | |
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The court has also ordered the confiscation of two Costa Rican passports, two Belgian passports and two identity cards belonging to Kwon and fellow Terra executive Han Chang-Joon.
2023-6-20 16:11 | |
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A Montenegro court has extended Do Kwon’s detention by six months as he awaits trial for potential extradition, Agence France Presse reported Thursday. The former Terraform Labs CEO has been in custody in Montenegro since late March following his arrest at Podgorica Airport in the nation’s capital for allegedly carrying forged travel documents.
2023-6-16 23:04 | |
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The FTX founder’s lawyers argue that a new Supreme Court judgment shows that he has not committed fraud.
2023-6-13 09:23 | |
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2023-5-26 23:24 | |
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Ripple (XRP) CEO Brad Garlinghouse has predicted that the Court would issue a decision to its case with the U. S. SEC “in weeks and not months” while speaking at the ReDEFiNe Tomorrow 2023 conference.
2023-5-25 13:15 | |
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The ongoing Ripple vs. SEC legal fight took another twist after a U. S. District judge, Analisa Torres, ruled against the regulator’s motion to seal Hinman speech-related documents. The latest move comes months after Judge Sarah Netburn directed the regulatory agency to surrender the docs to Ripple for the discovery process.
2023-5-18 04:54 | |
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A 21-year-old French citizen has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined €3.4 million for using cryptocurrency, deemed illegal by Morocco, according to court records.
2023-5-11 19:03 | |
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Consultancy firms and lawyers handling FTX’s bankruptcy have charged the failed exchange over $145 million for their five-month services, according to court filings. The companies involved in FTX’s bankruptcy case include law firms Sullivan & Cromwell, Landis Rath & Cobb, and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
2023-5-2 14:30 | |
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An ex-Coinbase employee who pleaded guilty to two counts of insider trading now seeks a shortened sentence of at most 10 months. The former employee, Ishan Wahi, worked as a product manager for Coinbase Exchange. Based on a court filing,…
2023-4-27 18:09 | |
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Coinspeaker Former Coinbase Employee Guilty of Insider Trading Wants to Limit Jail Term to 10 Months Ishan Wahi has cited reasons such as “modest, law-abiding and admirable life” and mental health for the court to consider a jail term no more than 10 months.
2023-4-26 15:43 | |
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Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has alleged that a trader who recently amassed $20 million on HyperLiquid through leveraged trading is likely William Parker. Parker is a convicted fraudster with a history of hacking and gambling-related crimes. In a detailed thread on…
Thomas John “T. J. Stone” Sfraga was sentenced in federal court for scamming real estate and crypto investors through a business inspired by the 90s TV show Seinfeld. According to a press release from the U.
A Montana man has been found guilty of conspiracy to launder over $2.4 million through cryptocurrency, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas announced Thursday. Randall V. Rule, 73, formerly of Kalispell, Montana, was convicted on all…
South Korean crypto figure Park, known as “Jonbur Kim” or the “Coin King,” has been arrested again on fresh fraud charges. This arrest comes just weeks after his release on bail for a separate crypto scam case. The Seoul Southern…
Two men have been arrested in connection with a cryptocurrency fraud case that led to a 75-year-old Aberdeenshire man losing a six-figure sum. Police began investigating the case in July 2024. On February 18, 2025, officers from North East Division…
First comes love, then comes heartbreak — followed by a drained bank account. AMLBot’s latest investigation exposes how romance scammers are tricking victims into losing everything in crypto this Valentine’s season.