According to Khori Whittaker, the Executive Director of ENS, “Virgil Griffith, who was working at the Ethereum Foundation when ENS launched, was an early contributor to the ENS protocol. Because ENS i...
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3AC co-founder fears Jail term over liquidator’s misrepresentation
Three Arrows Capital co-founder Su Zhu is worried he and other company directors could face jail terms for contempt of court due to the liquidators’ misrepresentation, Bloomberg News reported on Augus...
Dutch Judge Orders Tornado Cash Dev to Stay in Jail for 3 More Months
Alexey Pertsev, a Tornado Cash app developer who was recently apprehended by Dutch police over suspected money laundering charges, has been ordered to stay in prison for an additional 90 days. “It is ...
Three Arrow Capital Founders Face Jail Time! Here’s the Complete Story
Earlier this week, the liquidators of Three Arrows Capital secured a crucial court decision in Singapore, which gave them the ability to probe the local assets of the defunct crypto hedge fund. The sp...
Ruling to keep Tornado Cash developer in jail for 90 days sparks backlash
A judge in the Netherlands ruled that Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev has to stay in jail for 90 more days while waiting for charges. Puzzled by the decision, the crypto community rallied to dem...
Court Extends Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev’s Stay In Jail
A judgment by a Netherland judge to keep Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev in jail for 90 more days has drawn widespread criticism from the crypto community. The decision came as Alexey Pertsev wa...
Alleged Tornado Developer Pertsev Must Stay In Jail, Dutch Judge Rules
At a closed-door hearing in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, held Wednesday, Pertsev’s lawyers sought for him to be offered bail. That request was rejected by the judge, but the court nonetheless set an 90...
Tornado Cash Dev to Spend Another 90 Days in Jail, Judge Rules
Share this article Dutch law enforcement arrested Pertsev in Amsterdam on August 10. Judge Denies Bail for Tornado Cash’s Pertsev Alexey Pertsev, the developer who was arrested for publishing open-so...
Jail for scammer who targeted the elderly and laundered funds with crypto
Listen to this article. A scammer who took part in a “heartbreakingly evil” scam that stole money from the elderly and used crypto to launder the funds has been sentenced to nearly four years in priso...
These Crypto Exchange Owners Can Get 5-Year Jail
The Financial Services Commission in South Korea is investigating 16 cryptocurrency exchanges for violating the Specific Financial Information Act. The FSC has alleged that these exchanges were operat...
‘Flash’ star Ezra Miller’s apology is not a get out of jail free card, experts say
Actor Ezra Miller arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ ‘Justice League’ at Dolby Theatre on November 13, 2017 in Hollywood, California. Axelle/bauer-griffin | Filmmagic ...
Alleged Bitcoin Launderer Extradited to US After 5 Years in Jail
The US charged Vinnik and defunct crypto exchange BTC-e in 2017 over illegal profits He’s alleged to have played a role in laundering bitcoin stolen in the Mt. Gox hack Alleged bitcoin launderer Alexa...
US Department Of Justice Sends Two Orange County Men To Jail For Crypto Scam Involving 2k Investors
– Advertisement – Two men from Orange County have been sentenced to jail time for a crypto scam that resulted in $1.9 million in losses. Yesterday, the Justice Department announced that ...
Convicted Jail: My Big Coin Founder Found Guilty For Scams
In 2013, Crater founder of My Big Coin Inc, located the corporate offices of the fake cryptocurrency and virtual payment services provider in Las Vegas. He scammed roughly 40 individuals out of about ...
Latvian NFT artist faces 12 years in jail over ‘money laundering’, €8.7 million art earnings frozen
A Latvian developer and artist identified as Ilya Borisov is facing up to 12 years in prison after authorities claimed that his non-fungible tokens (NFT) earnings of €8.7 million are proceeds of money...
My Big Coin Founder Convicted, Faces Several Years in Jail
Founder of My Big Coin cryptocurrency firm Randell Carter has been convicted of wire fraud and unlawful transactions by a federal jury in Boston on Thursday. Crater established My Big Coin Inc in 2013...
Russia Considers Jail Time for People Helping Crypto Scammers Launder Proceeds – Coinotizia
The interior ministry of Russia has decided to go after those providing money-laundering services to crypto fraudsters, suggesting they should go to prison. The department wants to introduce criminal ...
Russia Considers Jail Time for People Helping Crypto Scammers Launder Proceeds – Regulation Bitcoin News
The interior ministry of Russia has decided to go after those providing money-laundering services to crypto fraudsters, suggesting they should go to prison. The department wants to introduce criminal ...
Alabama Fugitive Charged With Murder Over Death Of Jail Guard Vicky White
Topline Casey White, the Alabama inmate who allegedly escaped from jail with the help of county corrections officer Vicky White, was charged with felony murder over the jail guard’s death, two months ...
41-Year-Old Man Who Sold Drugs for Crypto Gets Nine Years in Jail
A West Yorkshire resident, Simon Barclay, has been convicted of drug trafficking worth millions of pounds on the dark web with cryptocurrency proceeds. Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Deals Involving Crypto...
BitMEX co-founder Benjamin Delo avoids jail, receives 30 months probation
Benjamin Delo, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, has been sentenced to 30 months probation for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), which is an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) law. The senten...
Megan Thee Stallion Wants Tory Lanez To Go To Jail For Allegedly Shooting Her
Topline Megan Thee Stallion told Rolling Stone Wednesday she wants rapper Tory Lanez, who allegedly shot her in the feet in 2020, to be imprisoned after he faces trial over the incident in September. ...
Nigerian Court Sentences Crypto Fraudster to One Year in Jail, Accused Given Option to Pay Fine – Bitcoin News
A Nigerian court has convicted and sentenced a man to one year in prison who is accused of duping an unsuspecting cryptocurrency investor. On its charge sheet, the prosecution said that the man had co...
BitMEX Mastermind Arthur Hayes Pleads Guilty, Avoids Jail Time
The picture is getting clearer for BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. The judge called what he did “a willful violation of the Bank Secrecy Act,” but he still got two years probation. Hayes will serve th...
Arthur Hayes to get five years in jail for unlawful businesses
After pleading guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act, former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes will be sentenced this Friday (BSA). The sentencing will bring an end to a legal chapter that began in Octobe...
Terra ecosystem collapses, Sam Bankman-Fried buys Robinhood stock, and crypto trader receives jail sentence for a ponzi scheme: Hodler’s Digest, May 8-14
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, pr...
Prosecutors Seek Additional Jail Time for BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes
Key Takeaways Prosecutors in the U.S. have suggested that BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes should face more than one year of jail time. Hayes’ actions were previously said to carry six to 12 month...
Alabama Fugitive Casey White And Jail Guard Caught After 10-Day Manhunt
Topline An Alabama jail inmate and the county corrections officer who allegedly helped him escape were taken into custody in Indiana on Monday, law enforcement officials said, ending a 10-day manhunt ...
Former BitMEX CEO asks for probation over jail time ahead of court sentencing
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes is seeking probation with the ability to travel and reside abroad rather than serving jail time. Hayes pleaded guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in Febru...
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Asks For No Jail Time After Pleading Guilty
Arthur Hayes, the former CEO and co-founder of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX, who pleaded guilty to violating the United States Bank Secrecy Act, is asking the court for no jail time and ...
Bitmex’s Arthur Hayes Requests Leniency, No Jail Time for Violating the US Bank Secrecy Act
Quick take: Bitmex’s founder and former CEO, Arthur Hayes, has requested leniency from the judge handling his court case Mr. Hayes is requesting no jail time and permission to live abroad and travel f...