The Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced that Russian cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato founder Anatoly Legkodymo has been arrested in Miami for running an illegal operation. The report alleges th...
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Hong Kong exchange Bitzlato seized; founder arrested
Anatoly Legkodymov, the founder of Hong Kong-registered crypto exchange Bitzlato, was arrested in Miami on Wednesday and charged with allegedly running an unregistered money-transmitting business that...
Bitzlato founder arrested for allegedly processing $700 million in illicit funds
The founder of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was arrested and charged with processing $700 million in illicit funds, part of the Justice Department’s efforts to take down a “money laund...
Two Men in Nigeria Arrested for Crypto Fraud
Two men in Nigeria have been arrested for allegedly taking part in crypto fraud. The pair obtained quite a bit of money by cheating investors and lying to them about their potential returns. Two Arres...
Former GOP Candidate Arrested In String Of Shootings Targeting Democratic Lawmakers’ Homes
Topline Albuquerque Police on Monday arrested a former Republican candidate, who lost a state election in November and then falsely claimed the election was “rigged”, in connection with a string of sh...
Italy’s Most Wanted Mafia Boss Arrested After 30 Years On The Run
Topline Authorities in Italy on Monday announced the arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, the country’s most wanted mafia leader who had been on the run from the law since 1993. In this Italian Carabinier...
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX’s Disgraced Founder, Has Been Arrested
Sam Bankman-Fried – the man behind now failed digital currency exchange FTX – has been arrested while stationed in the Bahamas and is being extradited to the United States, where he will face criminal...
Biden Denounces ‘Assault On Democracy’ In Brazil As More Than 400 Arrested Following Jan 6-Style Attack
Topline Supporters of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s capital building in Brasilia on Sunday, a week after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was inaugurated...
Arrested Mutant Ape Planet Founder May Have Pulled Off Multiple Other NFT Rug Pulls
Aurelien Michel, the founder of NFT collection Mutant Ape Planet, was arrested this week by federal authorities for allegedly orchestrating an “NFT rug pull” scam. But that may have been just one of m...
Mutant Ape Planet NFTs creator arrested and charged with fraud over $2.9m exit scam
A developer of the Mutant Ape Planet non-fungible token (NFT) collection has been arrested in New York on fraud charges. A Jan.5 United States Department of Justice announcement reveals that according...
Creator of Mutant Ape Planet Arrested Over Rug and Pull Scam
5 hours ago | 2 mins read Editors News Allegations are that Michel stole over $3 million from investors in a rug pull scam. This collection has 6,797 NFTs that have been uploaded to the Ethereum block...
Mutant Ape Planet NFT developer arrested for fraud: All you need to know
Aurelien Michel, the creator of Mutant Ape Planet, has been arrested in New York. Michel is being charged with defrauding investors to the tune of $2.9 million. U.S. authorities have arrested the man ...
CoinDeal members arrested on fraud charges, what’s next?
The U.S SEC charged six individuals and two companies related to the CoinDeal investment scheme. CoinDeal raised more than $45 million from unregistered securities sales, alleged the SEC. On 4 January...
Iran Releases Oscar-Winning Film Actress Arrested For Supporting Protests
Topline Iranian authorities released Taraneh Alidoosti, the star of the 2016 Oscar-winning film The Salesman, on Wednesday, three weeks after the actress was jailed for supporting protests against the...
This Week on Crypto Twitter: Did SBF Move Money? Man Utd NFTs Under Fire. Eisenberg Arrested!
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Markets were mostly frozen this week, with most of the leading cryptocurrencies seeing very little price movement to end the year, except for the unlucky f...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Execs Arrested For Fraud
V Global, a South Korean crypto exchange valued at roughly 2 trillion won (about $1.5 billion USD), has been subjected to a government investigation, with six of its executives facing arrest and impri...
SBF to enter plea deal, Mango’s exploiter arrested, and Celsius news: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 25-31
Top Stories This Week Bankman-Fried may enter plea in NY federal court next week before Judge Lewis Kaplan Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled to appear in court on the afternoon of Jan. 3 t...
Suspect Arrested In University Of Idaho Killings, Reports Say
Topline The FBI has arrested a suspect in connection with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, multiple outlets reported Friday, marking a significant break in a gruesome case tha...
Crypto Trader Involved in $110,000,000 Exploit Arrested for Alleged Commodities Fraud and Manipulation
The crypto trader behind the $110 million exploit of the Solana (SOL)-based decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform Mango Markets is now under the custody of US authorities. A court document sub...
Mango Markets Attacker Avraham Eisenberg Arrested, Charged With ‘Market-Manipulation Offenses’
The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday the arrest of Avraham Eisenberg, charging him with “market-manipulation offenses” related to his attack on the Mango Markets crypto exchange....
Mango Markets $110M Exploiter Arrested, Faces Charges in New York
Cryptocurrency investor Avraham Eisenberg has been arrested in Puerto Rico on charges of commodities fraud and manipulation for allegedly stealing more than $100 million from decentralized finance (De...
Mango Markets Exploiter Eisenberg Arrested in Puerto Rico
Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor whose “highly profitable trading strategy” drained DeFi trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico, court do...
Mango Markets Exploiter Arrested For Fraud
The crypto trader behind the infamous Mango Markets exploits had previously claimed that his actions were legal and part of a profitable trading strategy. FBI Files Fraud Charges Law enforcement has ...
Eisenberg, the Mango Market Exploiter, gets arrested in Puerto Rico
In a bug development to the case of Mango Market exploitation, Avraham Eisenberg has been arrested by the Justice Department in Puerto Rico. Also known as the Mango Market Exploiter, Eisenberg is char...
Mango attacker arrested in Puerto Rico
Avraham Eisenberg, who openly confirmed his exploit of cryptocurrency platform Mango Markets (MNGO/USD) in October, has been arrested. According to details in a complaint filed by United States Attorn...
Mango Markets hacker arrested in Puerto Rico, details inside
Avraham Eisenberg, the man responsible for the exploitation of Mango Markets, has been arrested in Puerto Rico. The self-proclaimed game theorist led a $110 million exploit on the decentralized exchan...
Alleged Crypto Trader Arrested in Puerto Rico
Exchange News The crypto trader charged with defrauding Mango Markets of $110 million has been arrested. Avraham Eisenberg manipulated the price of Mango Markets’ native token, MNGO The cryptocurrency...
Mango Markets Hacker Arrested on Fraud & Manipulation Charges
The United States Department of Justice announced the arrest of Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg in Puerto Rico. Eisenberg is accused of carrying out the $110 million Mango Markets crypto exc...
Exploiter Of “Highly Profitable Trading Strategy” Arrested In Puerto Rico
A few months can feel like a lifetime in crypto. However, it probably hasn’t felt like long enough for Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg, who was taken into custody in Puerto Rico this week. E...
Mango Markets exploiter arrested on fraud charges
The crypto trader behind the $110 million exploit of decentralized exchange Mango Markets has been arrested in Puerto Rico — and charged with market manipulation and fraud. According to a previously s...
Mango Markets exploiter arrested in Puerto Rico for alleged market manipulation
Authorities are not buying that code was law in the $114 million exploit of a decentralized exchange. Federal authorities have arrested Avraham Eisenberg in Puerto Rico for his exploit of decen...
Hong Kong Based Crypto Exchange Executives Got Arrested: Report
Hong Kong police reportedly took actions in the case related to crypto exchange Atom Asset Exchange (AAX). Two executives of the exchange were arrested under the allegations of fraud and misleading. I...