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...
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Sam Bankman-Fried criminal case assigned to new judge: Reuters
The criminal case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was reassigned to U.S. Judge Lewis Kaplan after U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams recused herself on Friday, Reuters reported, citing a court...
Opinion: Opinion: FTX was a warning. We must plug the other holes in the Swiss cheese.
FTX’s unraveling should not have come as any great surprise. When an unregulated market like crypto is opened to financial novices, mistakes are bound to be made and fraudsters are sure to take advant...
A Reckoning for Crypto and FTX
To the Editor:I’ve been hoping for some sort of catalyst that would implode the crypto market, and it has finally happened (“The Crypto Ice Age Is Here. What’s Ahead for Bitcoin and the Stocks,” Dec. ...
Judge withdraws from Bankman-Fried case, citing potential conflict of interest
District Judge Ronnie Abrams withdrew her participation from legal proceedings around crypto exchange FTX’s disgraced former CEO and founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, amid a potential conflict of inte...
Caroline Ellison says she’s ‘truly sorry for what I did,’ as she pleads guilty
Caroline Ellison has apologized for stealing billions in customer deposits at crypto exchange platform FTX to make bets at Alameda Research, the hedge fund she ran. “‘I am truly sorry for what I did.’...
Caroline Ellison Apologizes for Misconduct in FTX Collapse
Caroline Ellison, a close associate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, apologized in court this week as she pleaded guilty to fraud and other offenses, telling a judge that she and others conspired to ...
Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bond after first U.S. hearing
Accused crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried was released from custody Thursday on a $250 million bond, following the FTX founder’s first appearance in a U.S, court on fraud charges. Bankman-Fried walked ou...
Crypto on-chain crime drama sees the good guys finally win
The stories about people getting their private keys hacked or stolen are nothing new, with a number losing their life savings because of these thefts. However, in quite an anti-climax scene, a crypto ...
JFK taxi dispatch system hacked, New York men arrested for conspiracy
Arriving passengers line up to get taxi outside of Terminal 4 at the JFK airport in New York. Jewel Samad | AFP | Getty Images Two New York men were arrested for conspiring with Russian nationals to h...
Prosecutors Who Grossly Violate The Constitution Must Be Held Accountable
Attorney Felix Vinluan and the Filipino nurses he provided legal advice to. Institute for Justice When attorney Felix Vinluan heard how a local nursing home provider was treating Filipino nurses, he w...
The Crypto Ice Age Is Here. What’s Ahead for Bitcoin.
For crypto investors, the only thing to celebrate about 2022 is that it is almost over. The industry is fighting for its life amid a cascade of scandals, bankruptcies, and fury in Washington over its ...
Why Atlanta Tops the Hottest 2023 Real Estate Markets
Atlanta is hot. Georgia’s capital tops the National Association of Realtors’ list of markets to watch in 2023, based on 10 metrics, including housing affordability, employment conditions, and populati...
My mom spent $90K on bitcoin and gifts in a romance scam. Can the tax code help her?
My mom went into debt to buy bitcoin for a scammer because she thought she was in a romantic relationship with him. She also racked up credit-card debt to mail computers and gift cards to the scammer....
OneCoin co-founder Karl Sebastian Greenwood pleads guilty: DOJ
Karl Sebastian Greenwood pled guilty to wire fraud and money laundering connected to the fraudulent OneCoin scheme, the Department of Justice announced. Greenwood co-founded OneCoin along with s...
The Crypto Ice Age Is Here. It Could Get Even Worse.
For crypto investors, the only thing to celebrate about 2022 is that it is almost over. The industry is fighting for its life amid a cascade of scandals, bankruptcies, and fury in Washington over its ...
Bankman-Fried will sit in Bahamas prison until Feb. 8, 2023: Photos
TOPSHOT – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022. – Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon ...
Atlas Trading founders targeted by SEC for alleged fraud via Twitter and Discord
Known on Twitter as Zack Morris and PJ Matlock, the founders of Atlas Trading and several alleged co-conspirators have been accused of stock manipulation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
FTX fallout continues with Bankman-Fried arrest. But where is former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison?
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is squarely in the spotlight following his arrest in the Bahamas, but attention is also focused on the whereabouts of Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, th...
FTX execs had ‘free rein’ over exchange, Alameda, CEO Ray says
Sam Bankman-Fried and his top lieutenants had “free rein” over failed crypto exchange FTX and its sister trading firm, Alameda Research, the new FTX CEO said in a congressional hearing. Testify...
Sam Bankman-Fried charged with fraud over FTX collapse
Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over the collapse of FTX, the crypto exchange he founded. The former CEO was charged with “orchestr...
Binance and Its CEO at Risk of Criminal Charges Over AML Rules: Report
The cryptocurrency exchange Binance and executives including CEO Changpeng Zhao are at risk of U.S. criminal charges over compliance with U.S. money-laundering laws and sanctions, according to a repor...
The White House Thinks BTC Has Just Boosted Crime
According to White House officials, bitcoin – though it has its benefits – has increased ransomware cases across the country. The White House Isn’t Confident in BTC A White House spokesperson (who rem...
US regulator seeks feedback on DeFi’s impact on financial crime: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. The United States reg...
Feds have contacted former FTX employees as part of investigation
Federal law enforcement is in touch with former FTX employees as part of a criminal investigation into the failed exchange and its sister hedge fund Alameda Research. Two former FTX employees h...
Bitcoin Crime Usage Drops to 1%, but Banks are Biggest Culprits
Illicit Bitcoin activity dropped sharply over the past decade and now accounts for under 1% of BTC usage. But legacy banks may be the biggest culprits when it comes to crime and money laundering. Cryp...
If you’re over 72 with an IRA, make sure you do this before the year ends
If you’re 72 or older, you have a crucial financial deadline approaching. By year-end, owners of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) who are 72 or older must take their required minimum distribution...
Trump Organization, owned by Donald Trump, convicted in tax fraud case
Two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization were convicted Tuesday by a jury in New York City of multiple crimes, including tax fraud, falsifying business records and conspiracy. The guilty verdicts on...
Opinion: Hardship withdrawals from a 401(k) will get easier soon, but not quite yet
If you’re getting crushed by inflation and you have any money sitting in your 401(k), you may be wondering how you can get at it. In that kind of situation, something called a “hardship withdrawal” so...