A new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that a court has ruled in favor of Michael Saylor in a civil lawsuit lodged against the popular Bitcoin (BTC) bull. SEC doc...
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Former FTX Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud—SEC, CFTC File Civil Charges
Nishad Singh, former head of engineering at bankrupt crypto exchange FTX pleaded guilty to criminal charges Tuesday, the third member of founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle to admit to illicit ac...
U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel Grants Request to Defer civil cases
Civil proceedings against Sam Bankman-Fried from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the Securities Exchange Commission have been postponed until after the FTX founder’s criminal tria...
“We Are About To See A Civil War,” Says Ben Armstrong
Crypto influencer Ben Armstrong responds to SEC’s lawsuit against crypto firm Paxos in a video. “Why are banks and crypto firms in the US under scrutiny at the same time?,” asks Armstrong. The OCC and...
Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Celsius Former CEO in New York
7 hours ago | 2 mins read Defi News The lawsuit accuses Mashinsky of planning to swindle hundreds of investors. According to Ms. James’ office, over $440 million was put by over 26,000 New Yorkers. Th...
Ripple Ally Asks Court to Impose “Modest” Civil Penalty
Alex Dovbnya The Commission and LBRY now find themselves at an impasse regarding the remedies the SEC can seek In its new court filing, cryptocurrency startup LBRY claims that the U.S. Securities and ...
Elizabeth Warren’s New Financial Surveillance Bill Is a Disaster for Privacy and Civil Liberties
In introducing the bill, Sen. Warren used the refrain that privacy-enhancing technology facilitates crime. This is wrong, and it’s exactly the line of reasoning we hear from critics of end-to-end encr...
Bitcoin Price Could Plunge Below $16,000 Due To China’s Civil Uproar
Bitcoin, after falling down to around $15,600 on November 22, has managed to climb back up to the $16,000 region thanks to the bulls that exerted every ounce of effort to pull the maiden crypto from s...
Billionaire Leon Black Accused Of Rape In N.Y. Civil Suit
Topline Hedge fund billionaire Leon Black—who stepped down as CEO of Apollo Global Management last year amid revelations about his financial relationship with late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein—...
Amid Civil Unrest in China, Gold and Silver Prices Hold Steady — Equity, Crypto Markets Flounder – Market Updates Bitcoin News
Reports on Monday detail that the zero-Covid policy protests in China have lowered market sentiment as U.S. equity markets show the top four Wall Street indexes are struggling. The global crypto marke...
China’s civil unrest could push Bitcoin below $16,000
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have managed to stabilize the asset’s price above $16,000, extending its consolidation around the level. Notably, Bitcoin’s prospects to rally have been held up by the coronavirus ...
Bahamas Attorney General reveals active civil and criminal investigations against FTX
Bahamian Attorney General Ryan Pinder released a statement earlier today to address the situation with bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, which was headquartered in the island nation. In his address, which...
FTX under ‘active’ civil and criminal investigation: Bahamas AG
The Bahamas Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs Ryan Pinder has confirmed that the collapsed crypto exchange FTX is the focus of an “active and ongoing” investigation by au...
FTX faces criminal and civil investigation in the Bahamas
Minister of Legal Affairs revealed that there was an ongoing criminal and civil investigation against FTX FTX was the only registered entity in the region and its subsidiary Alameda Research had no pr...
During Civil Unrest, Iran’s World Cup Team Becomes A Divisive Symbol
Iran’s players have shown spirit and togetherness so far at this World Cup. AFP via Getty Images In most instances, a dramatic World Cup victory would ignite nationwide celebration in a soccer c...
Civil Rights Groups Say Elon Musk to Blame for Twitter Advertiser Exodus
Leaders of prominent human rights organizations refute Elon Musk’s allegations that they violated their deal with him by urging businesses to stop using Twitter for advertising. Musk tweeted, Are you ...
Helix Crypto Mixer Founder Faces U.S. DOJ Lawsuit To Recover $60 Million Civil Fine
The crypto space is not just extremely full of surprises. It is also fraught with pitfalls and is hard to navigate and understand most of the time. Even when some entities think they’re not doing anyt...
After Six Month Trial, Judge Rules Flint Water Crisis Civil Case A Mistrial
Topline A Michigan judge ruled a mistrial on account of a hung jury in a civil case about the Flint water crisis, in which four children sued two engineering firms for professional negligence, allegin...
Trump Set To Testify In New York Attorney General’s Civil Investigation Into His Business
Topline Former President Donald Trump said he will meet New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday where he is expected to testify as part of the state’s civil investigation into his real es...
Experts Fear Ethereum Merge Will Lead To A Civil War, Here’s Why
The date for the Ethereum Merge is quickly approaching. If all goes according to the plan laid out by ETH devs, the merge will take place on September 19th. While many are bullish on the Merge, some ...
Syrian refugee turned civil activist found calling as blockchain evangelist
There is an educational website for beginning crypto users called ZeFi. The site has helpful introductory lessons, some interesting articles and a look of sincerity, much like other sites. However, no...
Derek Chauvin Gets 20 Years For Federal Civil Rights Charges In George Floyd’s Death
Topline Derek Chauvin was sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison Thursday for violating George Floyd’s federal civil rights when he killed Floyd by kneeling on him for close to 10 minutes d...
Huobi Slaps Former Senior Manager With Civil Lawsuit: Report
According to a Financial Times report, Huobi has filed a civil lawsuit against a former senior manager – Chen Boliang. The then-senior supervisor in the crypto exchange’s institutional purchasers divi...
Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana State Police
Topline The Justice Department on Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into whether the Louisiana State Police uses excessive force against people of color or engages in racially discriminator...
India’s Civil Service Exam Asks About Web3 and NFTs – Trustnodes
India wants its civil servants to know about the very new concept of web3 and about jpeg tokens, NFTs. The most competitive exam in the nation that takes two years of preparation with one million cand...
Regulation Won’t Let Us Engage in Crypto; Kiyosaki Talks Depression, Civil Unrest, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review – The Weekly Bitcoin News
The new LUNA records gains amidst controversy, “Big Short” investor Michael Burry and author Robert Kiyosaki weigh in on recession, depression, and looming civil unrest. To top it all off, Bank of Ame...
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Warns of Stocks and Bonds Crashing — Depression, Civil Unrest Coming – Bitcoin News
The famous author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert Kiyosaki, has predicted that a depression and civil unrest are coming. He also warned of the stock and bond markets crashing. Rober...
New York Judge Orders Trump To Pay Over $100,000 In Fines, Lifts Civil Contempt Finding
Topline New York State Judge Arthur Engoron on Wednesday ordered former President Donald Trump to pay $110,000 in fines and agreed to lift a civil contempt finding against him provided he meet certain...
Embattled BitMEX Co-Founders to Pay $30M in Civil Fine
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has pronounced a combined Civil monetary fine of $30 million for the three embattled BitMEX exchange co-founders indicted ...
Court orders BitMEX co-founders pay a total of $30 million in CFTC civil case
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has hit the founders of crypto exchange BitMEX with a total of $30 million in civil monetary penalties. US regulators lodged suits against BitMEX and it...
Court Hits BitMEX Co-founders With $30M in Civil Monetary Penalties
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday announced that the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) had issued a Consent Order against all three founders of cryp...
Court orders BitMEX founders to pay $30M civil penalty
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ordered a total of $30 million civil monetary penalties from the three co-founders of BitMEX crypto derivatives exchange, including fo...