2024-4-28 14:45 |
According to the prosecutors, the scale of losses justifies the sentence recommendation.
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David Pan, the founder of the Taiwanese crypto exchange ACE, alongside six other suspects, has been charged by prosecutors with fraud and money laundering. According to the official press release, a court ruled the confiscation of Pan’s assets.
2024-4-11 01:30 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, deserves a jail term of not less than 40 years, US prosecutors said on Friday. According to the sentencing memo the Department of Justice, Southern District of New York, filed on Friday, what Bankman-Fried needs is 40 to 50 years in prison. The prosecution […]
2024-3-16 23:24 | |
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According to prosecutors, Lee Jeong-hoon intended to revamp Bithumb’s governance to gain from exchange coins, circumventing financial regulations.
2023-11-19 13:20 | |
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According to court documents dated Nov. 9, a judge has partially granted U. S. prosecutors’ request to counter the bail of John Karony, the CEO of crypto platform SafeMoon. A filing from New York prosecutors indicates that a Utah magistrate judge, Daphne A.
2023-11-11 00:00 | |
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The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has detained two individuals connected to the crypto exchange JPEX in relation to an investigation into potential fraud. According to local reports, Chang Tung-Ying, the lead partner at the Taiwan branch of the embattled crypto…
2023-11-9 16:27 | |
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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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Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the crypto trading platform Gemini Trust Co, has been interviewed by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and New York City prosecutors in recent months, according to a source familiar with the matter.
2023-9-8 09:10 | |
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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers question whether he can prepare for trial, while prosecutors claim that his bail revocation appeal is meritless. According to a Sept. 6 Decrypt report, SBF’s lawyers argue that he “will not have a meaningful…
2023-9-6 16:43 | |
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U. S. prosecutors have just unloaded a massive amount of discovery documents, according to lawyers for former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman Fried on Aug. 25. In the relevant court filing, lawyers broadly objected to the government’s intention of opening access to discovery materials — that is, evidence and legal information — while Bankman-Fried is held at the […] The post U.
2023-8-26 03:30 | |
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Ryan Salame plans to plead the Fifth if he is asked to testify at Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial, according to United States prosecutors.
2023-8-15 08:04 | |
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Former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, Ryan Salame, is reportedly holding talks with US federal prosecutors about a guilty plea deal. Ryan Salame, who was one of Sam Bankman-Fried’s close associates, is negotiating a guilty plea with US prosecutors, according…
2023-8-9 15:34 | |
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U.S. prosecutors have withdrawn political campaign financing charges against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, according to a July 27 court filing. The decision to drop the charges stems from the terms of the United States extradition treaty with the Bahamas, which stipulate that the government would not prosecute Bankman-Fried on charges for which the Bahamanian […] The post Prosecutors withdraw campaign finance charges against Sam Bankman-Fried appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2023-7-28 04:00 | |
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South Korean prosecutors have barred Haru Investment executives from traveling out of the country following criminal complaints of “serial suspending withdrawals” fraud, according to a Digital Asset June 25 report.
2023-6-26 13:00 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the infamous cryptocurrency entrepreneur and former CEO of FTX, will stand trial on the original eight criminal charges, according to U.S. prosecutors. The move opens up the possibility...
2023-6-16 18:27 | |
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Over 3.6 million documents have yet to be produced by prosecutors in the criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, according to his lawyers.
2023-6-7 07:47 | |
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Four individuals have been indicated in relation to a listing scandal at the South Korean crypto exchange Coinone, The JoongAng said on May 21. Two executives, two brokers indicted According to prosecutors, Coinone listing team leader Kim Mo and Coinone listing broker Hwang Mo were both indicted.
2023-5-23 00:58 | |
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Coinspeaker China’s Top Prosecution Agency Warns NFT Users of Possible Economic Exploitation via Price Manipulation According to Chinese prosecutors, NFT creators hide in plain view through the use of airdrops, blind boxes, limited sales, and synthesis.
2023-5-17 18:03 | |
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Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will be released on bail alongside company CFO Han Chong-Joon — against the wishes of prosecutors. The Montenegro court has set a fee of €400,000 ($436,000) per person, according to Bloomberg.
2023-5-12 16:15 | |
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The U. S. authorities sentenced Coinbase‘s former Product Manager to two years in jail for insider trading, according to Reuters. On May 9, 2023, the prosecutors decided Ishan Wahi’s sentence for participating in a scheme that involved “massive abuse” of Coinbase’s trust, the Reuters article noted.
2023-5-9 22:36 | |
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed pretrial motions to dismiss 10 of the 13 charges against him, according to a May 8 court filing. According to a memorandum of law filed by the SBF lawyers, the prosecutors hastily charged their client in a rush to judgment.
2023-5-9 10:30 | |
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South Korean prosecutors said Terraform Labs executives, including Do Kwon and Daniel Shin, made 414. 5 billion won ($314. 2 million) by tricking investors into investing in the failed project. According to an April 7 KBS News report, the co-founder and former CEO of Chai Shin Hyun-Seong (also known as Daniel Shin) made 154.
2023-4-7 15:58 | |
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FTX co-founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, is facing yet another criminal charge, this time for allegedly bribing Chinese government officials with $40 million worth of cryptocurrency. According to federal prosecutors, this marks the 13th charge against Sam Bankman-Fried in a case that continues to draw attention from the cryptocurrency and financial industries. On Tuesday, […]
2023-3-29 14:00 | |
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FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, has agreed to new bail conditions with U.S. prosecutors that will limit his access to technology, according to court documents filed on Monday.
2023-3-28 17:45 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried will be allowed to use a non-internet-connected flip phone under new bail conditions that include restrictions on internet usage, according to prosecutors cited by Bloomberg. The former FTX CEO is still free on a $250 million bail but is being held at his parents’ home with an ankle monitor. Prosecutors stated in a […]
2023-3-6 12:12 | |
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United States prosecutors have asked that the fraud cases against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried not proceed until the conclusion of the government’s criminal case against him, according to court documents.
2023-2-8 01:16 | |
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The United States Federal prosecutors have confiscated $697 million in assets belonging to Sam Bankman-Fried - the founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange, FTX. According to a report by CNBC, FTX DigiThe post Breaking: FTX: US Feds seize nearly $700 million of SBF's assets appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-1-21 02:14 | |
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South Korean prosecutors indicted 20 people on January 18 for illegally remitting roughly 4 trillion won (roughly $3. 2 billion) overseas to profit from the kimchi premium, according to a local news report.
2023-1-19 12:20 | |
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Bulgarian prosecutors claim politics do not drive the inquiry against the crypto trading firm Nexo. According to Siika Mileva, the pre-trial hearings are not focused on any prospective political donations made by the corporation or its connections. This announcement comes…
2023-1-16 16:10 | |
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Crypto lender Nexo had its offices raided in Bulgaria Thursday, in what is cryptocurrency’s latest tussle with the law. Nexo’s offices were raided by over 300 police officers and prosecutors, as part of a large-scale investigation into organised crime, money laundering, banking without a license and computer fraud, according to a spokesperson for the chief […] The post What is happening at Nexo? Crypto lender’s offices raided appeared first on Invezz.
2023-1-15 13:54 | |
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Digital Currency Group, better known as DCG, is currently under investigation by U.S. authorities. According to a report by Bloomberg, U.S. prosecutors in New York – specifically, the city of Brooklyn – are assessing the internal transfers between the multibillion-dollar crypto conglomerate and its crypto lending arm, Genesis Global Capital. The crypto lending company has […]
2023-1-9 16:08 | |
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Singh was integral in the founding of FTX, faces charges Code was written to help Alameda take out unlimited line of credit Singh and Gary Wang borrowed hundreds of millions US authorities are ramping up pressure on Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle as they scrutinize Nishad Singh, a former close FTX associate according to insiders.
2023-1-7 11:20 | |
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One of the founders behind OneCoin pleaded guilty to federal U.S. charges on Friday after one of the largest financial scams of all time, according to the Department of Justice. The purported cryptocurrency project was fraudulent from its 2014 beginnings, prosecutors said, with OneCoin – co-founded by Karl Greenwood – setting up a pyramid scheme to market it to millions of people, generating as much as $4 billion in revenue.
2022-12-17 22:13 | |
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South Korean Prosecutors attempt to arrest Daniel Shin, Terraform Lab co-founder, for fraud and market manipulation. Daniel Shin wanted for fraud According to a news release by Yonhap today, Wednesday, November 30, 2022, South Korean prosecutors have announced their intentions…
2022-11-30 17:24 | |
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Terraform Labs' co-founder is being charged with violating the Electronic Financial Transaction Act, according to media reports.
2022-11-30 06:46 | |
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Crypto bigshot Do Kwon, who is wanted by prosecutors and the subject of a class action lawsuit by more than 300 investors from Singapore, is reportedly seeking refuge in Europe. This is according to information shared both by the South Korean prosecutors and the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS).
2022-11-5 12:02 | |
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There’s a new development in the Tether bank fraud probe, according to a Monday report by Bloomberg
2022-10-31 18:45 | |
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According to the prosecutors office, all six wanted individuals from Terraform Labs currently reside in Singapore. Manhunt Begins for Do Kwon The law is finally catching up with Do Kwon....
2022-9-14 13:09 | |
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According to a report from Reuters, the CEO and founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, was under investigation by U. S. federal prosecutors. Launched in 2020 by the Justice Department, authorities in the country were seeking information about the company’s anti-money laundering activity.
2022-9-1 17:25 | |
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On Wednesday, a team of South Korean investigators raided the offices of seven domestic crypto exchanges as part of an ongoing probe into the fall of Terraform Labs’ dual tokens LUNA and TerraUSD (UST) according to a report in a local media outlet.
2022-7-21 23:32 | |
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As part of the investigation into the collapse of Terra in May, South Korean prosecutors raided seven local crypto exchanges on July 20, according to a report by Yonhap News Agency. The post South Korean investigators raid 7 local exchanges in Terra probe appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-7-20 18:10 | |
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South Korea’s prosecutor’s office has restricted key employees of Terraform Labs from leaving the country, according to a report by local media outlet JTBC on June 20. The post South Korean prosecutors have banned Terra employees from leaving the country appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-6-21 22:01 | |
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Prosecutors have started to investigate Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon for tax evasion, according to reports from local media. South Korean Prosecutors Seize Tax Data SBS News reported today that...
2022-6-16 00:25 | |
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U.S. prosecutors have suggested that BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes should spend more than a year in jail, according to reports. Hayes Could Receive Longer Sentence Prosecutors are seeking additional jail...
2022-5-14 23:39 | |
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BitMEX co-founder Samuel Reed pleaded guilty to anti-money laundering offenses and agreed to pay a $10 million fine, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office on Thursday. Reed is the exchange’s third founder to enter a plea agreement with US prosecutors.
2022-3-10 16:31 | |
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Japanese police have made progress on the Coincheck hack investigations, having recently identified 30 individuals that might have been involved. According to Nikkei Asia, which broke the news, the authorities have arrested some of the alleged hack suspects or referred their cases to the local prosecutors’ office.
2021-1-22 20:15 | |
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A South Korean court has sentenced the former CEO of the defunct crypto exchange Coinnest to 18 months in prison. The court also fined him over $61,000, who also was charged for fraud in 2020. Prosecutors Accused Coinnest Executives of Receiving 110 BTC in Bribes According to Fn News, the Supreme Court of Korea determined […]
2021-1-15 17:00 | |
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The cyberhackers used bitcoin to cover their ties to critical hacking campaign "infrastructure" such as servers and domain names, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by U.S. prosecutors.
2020-10-20 21:08 | |
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BitMEX, the most widely utilized bitcoin margin trading platform, failed to enact proper compliance procedures and allowed unregistered trading, among other violations, according to US regulators. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange, CEO Arthur Hayes, the firm’s owners (Samuel Reed and Ben Delo), and corporate entities (HDR Global Trading […]
2020-10-2 22:36 | |
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Following the arrest of 109 accused members of the $6 billion Ponzi scheme called Plustoken, six alleged members of the team were prosecuted according to a court filing submitted on Monday. The prosecutors say the individuals are “suspected in organizing and leading criminal pyramid schemes.
2020-9-10 03:00 | |
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National Assembly member Kim Nam-kuk left South Korea’s Democratic Party in 2023 after allegations of cashing out $4 million in crypto holdings.
After pleading guilty to six felony charges in February 2023 after FTX’s collapse, the former engineering director could face years in prison.
Lawyers representing the former Alameda Research CEO have requested time served and supervised release — an outcome that appeared more likely after a filing by US Attorneys.
At a Sept. 12 hearing, Judge Lewis Kaplan moved up Ryan Salame’s reporting date by two days and considered vacating his guilty plea.