US federal prosecutors could be building a fraud case against FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. reports Justice Department officials met with the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy team this wee...
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US prosecutors investigating ex-FTX boss for possible fraud
On Friday, it was reported that American authorities are looking into fraud allegations leveled against Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder FTX. After the exchange filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...
US DOJ reportedly investigating FTX CEO for siphoning funds out of the US
While many crypto fraudsters were able to slip through the cracks in the past, the same does not hold for FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). Running parallel to the ongoing scrutiny related to FTX fraud...
Feds investigating FTX founder SBF for possible market manipulation: NYT
U.S. prosecutors are probing into whether FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could have manipulated the prices of TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies earlier this year to benefit his business...
US FTC investigating crypto firms over misleading ads
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating several crypto firms it alleges that their advertisements were deceptive or misleading. According to the agency’s public statement on Monday, its...
Kentucky Investigating 2 Proposed Contracts That Would Give Discounted Electricity to Crypto Miners
One proposed contract is between Kentucky Power and Ebon International, LLC, and would give discounted electricity rates to the Ebon Facility, a 250 MW cryptocurrency mining operation in Louisa, Kentu...
FTC investigating crypto firms over misleading advertising: Bloomberg
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is looking into several unnamed crypto firms over allegations of deceptive or misleading advertising, the agency told Boomberg News. A spokesperson for the regu...
U.S. state regulators investigating Genesis – crypto.news
State securities regulators are investigating Genesis Global Capital as part of a wide-ranging inquiry into the interconnectedness of crypto firms, Genesis’ connection to retail investors and whether ...
FINRA is investigating communications of crypto firms
An American regulatory body has begun an examination of crypto communications practices, following the collapse of the FTX exchange. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which regulates ...
Paradigm writes off FTX investment; UK regulator investigating Binance on FTX’s demise
The biggest news in the cryptoverse for Nov. 15 includes UK lawmakers probing Binance over FTX collapse, on-chain sleuth ZachXBT calling out Gate.io for covering up 2018 hack, and Three Arrows Capita...
Texas Is Investigating Crypto Exchange FTX
Popular digital currency exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried are the subjects of a new investigation occurring in Texas. The state alleges that the company may have sold unregistered securi...
Bahamas Police Are Investigating Potential ‘Criminal Misconduct’ by FTX
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas, where FTX is headquartered, already froze the exchange’s assets last Thursday and called for a liquidator. Now the local police force is involved. On S...
Bahamas investigating FTX for potential criminal wrongdoing
The allegations of criminal misconduct and other fraudulent acts involving FTX are currently being investigated by financial investigators working in close coordination with the relevant authorities a...
FTX investigating suspicious $600 million withdrawal – crypto.news
FTX is investigating reports of suspicious transactions related to the withdrawal of hundreds of millions of dollars from the platform, according to FTX US general counsel Ryne Miller on Twitter. Mor...
Scott+Scott Now Investigating FTX Collapse
– Advertisement – FTX Legal Woes Continue As Another Top US Law Firm Launches Investigation Into the Exchange’s Activities. Scott+Scott, an international law firm focusing on complex lit...
SEC Investigating Binance and Coinbase after FTX Implosion: WSJ
According to the The Wall Street Journal, the SEC has opened an inquiry into the FTX platform, in addition to looking into Coinbase Global and Binance. Following its abrupt collapse this week, the Sec...
Bahamian regulator investigating problems at FTX: Tribune
A Bahamian regulator is investigating problems at crypto exchange operator FTX, local newspaper The Tribune reported citing unnamed sources. FTX Digital Markets, an FTX unit, is licensed in the...
U.S. regulators investigating FTX’s handling of customers funds, relationship with FTX.US: Bloomberg
Officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating crypto exchange FTX, according to a Bloomberg report. The inquiry is focused on...
SEC Investigating Tesla Over Autopilot Safety Claims, Report Says
Topline The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Tesla over claims it made about its Autopilot driver assistance system, according to the Wall Street Journal, as the Justice Department ...
Texas is investigating FTX US, Sam Bankman-Fried over unregistered securities offerings
An Oct. 14 court filing has revealed that Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) is investigating FTX.US and Sam Bankman-Fried over the offering of unregistered securities. Barrons first reported the fil...
Texas State Securities Board Investigating FTX US, Sam Bankman-Fried
FTX Trading, FTX US and SBF are all targets of a state regulator investigation Regulators note confusion between FTX Trading and FTX US offerings in the filing The Texas State Securities Board is inve...
SEC Investigating Creator of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT Collection
Alex Dovbnya The company behind the most popular collection of non-fungible tokens has reportedly appeared in the crosshairs of the SEC Yuga Labs Inc., the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club collecti...
SEC Investigating Bored Ape Creator Yuga Labs Over Securities Violations: Report
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Yuga Labs over whether its Bored Ape Yacht Club Ethereum NFTs and the ApeCoin token are unregistered securities, according to Bloo...
Ape Coin Dives on Rumors SEC Investigating JPEGs Are Securities – Trustnodes
ApeCoin, a token airdropped to holders of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, suddenly dived by 10%. That’s on rumors the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Yuga Labs, the startup...
ParaSwap confirms it is investigating possible private key exploit
ParaSwap, a decentralized exchange aggregator that provides the best prices over multiple DEXs on the Ethereum blockchain, has today confirmed it is investigating a possible private key hack. The expl...
ParaSwap “Investigating” Possible Private Key Hack
Share this article ParaSwap confirmed it was investigating the incident. ParaSwap “Investigating” Address Issue ParaSwap may have suffered a hack, blockchain security firm Supremacy Inc. has reporte...
Here’s Why The FBI Is Investigating MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell
Topline Attorneys for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell have released the search warrant that FBI investigators used to seize the Trump ally’s cell phone, showing agents took the CEO and high-profile el...
Ukraine Investigating Over 30,000 War Crimes Since Russian Invasion Began, Top Prosecutor Says
Topline Ukraine has documented 34,000 alleged cases of war crimes since Russia invaded the country in February, the country’s prosecutor general Andriy Kostin told CBS News in an interview Sunday, day...
U.S. Justice Department Investigating Binance CZ for Crypto Money Laundering
– Advertisement – New request letter surfaces, suggesting Binance and CZ were under investigation for money laundering crimes. The United States Justice Department reportedly investigate...
The SEC Behind Investigating Fake Accounts on Twitter
On Wednesday, 24th August, 2022, the news spread all over that the US SEC opened an investigation against Twitter. A new regulatory file consisted of the details about the investigation of the Securit...