A CryptoPunk NFT on display at Sotheby’s on June 4, 2021 in New York City. Cindy Ord | Getty Images LONDON — Britain’s tax watchdog has seized three non-fungible tokens, in what is thought...
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UK taxman siezes first NFTs in £1.4 million fraud probe
advertisement The UK’s tax body seized three non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and arrested three people on suspicion of attempting to defraud it of £1.4 million. This is a first for British authoritie...
Vast DOJ Probe Looks at Almost 30 Short-Selling Firms and Allies
(Bloomberg) — The Justice Department is collecting a trove of information on dozens of investment firms and researchers engaged in short selling as part of a sweeping U.S. hunt for potential tra...
U.K. Government Lockdown Parties ‘Difficult To Justify,’ Probe Finds—But Boris Johnson Not Implicated
Topline The behavior at Downing Street parties during strict Covid-19 lockdown is “difficult to justify,” according to a limited version of an anticipated probe into alleged rule breaking at Number 10...
JPMorgan Executives Ousted in a $200 Million Probe Land New Jobs
(Bloomberg) — Wall Streeters shuddered as the news broke last year that U.S. regulators were examining whether bank employees were using personal phones to text about business with each other an...
Crypto Firms Gemini, Celsius & Voyager Under SEC Probe for Offering Lending Services
As part of an investigation into companies that pay interest on virtual token deposits, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is scrutinizing crypto lending firms Gemini Trust Co, Celsius ...
China’s Vaping Queen Sees Fortune Plunge 65% After Chinese Government Probe
Chu Lam Yiu, co-chair of Huabao International. IMAGINECHINA Chinese e-cigarette billionaire Chu Lam Yiu is under investigation from Chinese authorities, causing shares of her company, Hong Kong-listed...
Hong Kong Billionaire Loses Half Her Fortune on China Probe
(Bloomberg) — A record stock plunge for a flavoring and fragrances company has erased half of its chairwoman’s wealth, in the latest example of fortunes getting lost and a reminder for investors...
$500K BTC donation triggers a new probe into the Capitol Hill riot
Law enforcement and investigative agencies have opened new investigations to find the sources that funded Capitol Hill rioters. A report unveiled this news on January 14, noting that a $500,000.00 (£3...
US Lawmakers Schedule Hearing To Probe Energy Impact of Crypto
Legislators in the US are set to hold another crypto hearing with both in-person and virtual attendance. The House’s Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee plans to hold a heari...
Indian Probe Agency Attaches Assets Of Kerala Man
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are based on Blockchain technology and Decentralized Finance and are touted to be almost unhackable. However, dubious players find ingenious methods to dupe the naïv...
Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump subpoenaed in New York probe of Trump Organization
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (C) gives two thumbs up as Donald Trump Jr. (L) and Ivanka Trump (R) stand and cheer for Eric Trump as he delivers his speech during the third day of the...
Samtrade FX Faces Probe in Singapore, 3 Men Arrested
The online trading platform, Samtrade FX is facing an investigation in Singapore under the suspension of irregular trading activities, the Singapore Police Force and Monetary Authority of Singapore (M...