For collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, legal troubles are mounting. The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are working together to investigate FTX’s...
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Over 50K BTC from Silk Road worth officially seized by DOJ after 10 year investigation
The U.S. Attorney has announced that the Department of Justice has officially seized Bitcoin valued at $3.36 billion at the time of appropriation in connection with the 2012 Silk Road fraud. The seize...
Indiana Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Get Abortion Sues State AG Over ‘Sham Investigation’
Topline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the doctor who helped a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio obtain an abortion, sued Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita Thursday for opening an investigation into her, acc...
Celsius Network Faces “Ponzi Scheme” Investigation, WSJ
Wahid Pessarlay Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network faces investigation whether it’s a “Ponzi Scheme” According to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, the court appointed an examiner to dive into C...
WWE ends investigation into alleged misconduct by Vince McMahon
World Wrestling Entertainment said Wednesday that a special committee investigating alleged misconduct and secret payments by former CEO Vince McMahon had disbanded. “The Special Committee inves...
Tether Responds to Reports of New Bank Fraud Investigation at DOJ
A DOJ investigation into suspected bank fraud at Tether – issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT – has reportedly been transferred to another team within the department, according to a Monday ...
US Tether Bank Fraud Investigation Changes Hands Within the DOJ: Report
Responding in a blog post published Monday, Tether said it is in open dialogue with law enforcement agencies, “helping the department … with some of the biggest cybercrime and national security cases ...
Tether Fraud Investigation Gets New Leader: Bloomberg
US Attorney Damian Williams has led several crypto federal complaints New York has one of the most comprehensive crypto policies in the country The US Department of Justice has tapped a new head for i...
Federal Prosecutors Take Over Tether Investigation, Looking Into Potential Fraud Committed by Executives: Report
The New York Justice Department is taking over a year-old investigation into top stablecoin issuer Tether. Washington federal prosecutors warned top Tether executives last year that they could be char...
Protocol Loses $1.5M, Investigation Underway
The UvToken project experienced a hack earlier today with the attacker stealing 5,000 BNB, worth about $1.5 million. The team is currently investigating the incident. Digital asset management ecosyste...
Tesla Under Federal Criminal Investigation Over Self-Driving Car Claims, Report Says
Topline The Justice Department is pursuing a criminal probe over Tesla’s claim that its vehicles can drive themselves, according to Reuters, in the latest legal snarl for the automaker involving...
Justice Department’s antitrust investigation of PGA Tour includes USGA
A ball Masters golf ball displays the length of the new rough increased to 1 3/8 of an Inch at the US Masters at the Augusta National GC in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Stephen Munday | Getty Images The Jus...
Binance US Appoints Former IRS Special Agent BJ Kang As New Head Of Investigation Unit
The leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance US just launched its own investigation unit and as part of forming the departmental force, the company has appointed former FBI special agent BJ Kang as th...
Hashed CEO Cites Mental Stress as Reason for Missing National Assembly Meeting in Terra Investigation
Kim Seo-Joon, head of South Korean venture capital (VC) firm Hashed, who was selected to join the National Assembly Political Affairs Committee to investigate the collapse of the Terra (LUNA) blockcha...
Here’s How SEC Investigation Is Making Crypto Attractive to Institutions
This year crypto winter has attracted the attention of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as regulators worldwide. Some of the top market participants say that they are happy with the...
Turkey seizes large cache of crypto in a criminal investigation
Regulatory authorities in Turkey have announced the confiscation of a large cache of digital assets and have detained criminals associated with the illegalities. According to the update, the 46 indivi...
Former FBI Agent BJ Kang Joins Binance.US as Head of Investigation – crypto.news
Binance.US, the US branch of crypto exchange Binance, has hired FBI agent BJ Kang as its first Head of Investigation. The hire was announced on the 20 of October in a statement released on its officia...
India Freezes Additional Bitcoin Amid Mobile Gaming App Investigation – Regulation Bitcoin News
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says it has frozen 44.5 more bitcoins as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation into mobile gaming app E-nuggets. The authority has already frozen nearl...
Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders Talk SEC Investigation and Getting ‘Doxxed’
Last week brought news that rocked the NFT world: The SEC is investigating Bored Ape Yacht Club parent company Yuga Labs over potential securities violations for the sale of Bored Ape NFTs as well as ...
Bankrupt Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Faces Federal Investigation, According to Court Documents
New court documents reveal that bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius is facing a federal investigation as well as inquiries in 40 US states. According to a recent filing, Celsius faces a “signific...
Celsius Network attracts Federal investigation- Details you need to know
Crippled crypto lender Celsius Network is reportedly facing a federal investigation in the United States. As per a filing made by the Celsius Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (UCC), the defu...
FTX Transfers 50K ETH To Voyager Amid Investigation
Crypto exchange FTX on Tuesday transferred 50K ETH to crypto lender Voyager Digital’s main wallet. The crypto exchange acquired Voyager Digital assets worth $1.4 billion last month, outbidding rival c...
FTX Boss Under Investigation by Securities Regulator
Alex Dovbnya The FTX boss and FTX US are under investigation by the Texas-based securities regulator According to a Monday report by Barron’s, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX US, the American ...
US Regulators Step Up Scrutiny of the Crypto Industry. 3AC, FTX Under Investigation
Bloomberg reported that the CFTC and SEC are investigating Three Arrows Capital. The US regulators want to understand whether the Singapore-based cryptocurrency hedge fund violated some rules and laws...
Troubled 3AC’s Under Investigation by SEC, CFTC: Report
According to reports, US authorities are looking into Three Arrows Capital (3AC) in the wake of the firm’s prior bankruptcy. Bloomberg reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a...
Three Arrows Capital Under Investigation by SEC, CFTC: Report
Key Takeaways The SEC and CFTC are investigating bankrupt firm Three Arrows Capital, according to a Bloomberg report. The firm reportedly misinformed investors about its balance sheet and failed to re...
Texas tries to block Voyager sale, reveals FTX investigation
Texas is investigating FTX, FTX.US, and Sam Bankman-Fried for selling unregistered securities. The investigation was revealed in a new filing as part of the ongoing Voyager bankruptcy hearing during w...
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX US Under Investigation By Regulator
Per a report from Barron’s, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and other subsidiaries of these platforms are under investigation by the Texas securities regulator. The executive and affiliated entities will be...
Crypto Exchange FTX US Under Investigation by Texas Regulator Over Securities Allegations
“As more fully explained throughout this declaration, I am aware that FTX Trading, along with West Realm Shires Services Inc. dba FTX US (‘FTX US’), may be offering unregistered secu...
Twitter court filing claims that Elon Musk is under federal investigation
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is under investigation by federal authorities regarding his $44 billion deal to buy Twitt...
Elon Musk Under Federal Investigation, Why Might It Be Crucial for DOGE Army?
Yuri Molchan Tesla boss is reportedly being investigated again, it might impact future Dogecoin adoption Reuters has reported that Tesla chief Elon Musk is now under investigation by federal authoriti...