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Dutch central bank slaps Coinbase with €3.3m fine – Cryptopolitan
The Dutch central bank (DNB) has imposed a fine of €3.3 million ($3.6 million) on U.S based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for providing services in the Netherlands without proper registration. The ...
SEC Slaps 8 Individuals, Businesses For Alleged $45 Million Scam
The crypto industry has been rocked yet again with another scandal. And this time, the name of the entity in the spotlight is CoinDeal. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released a report de...
CFTC Slaps FTX’s SBF with Fraud Charges
Alex Dovbnya The CFTC has followed the Justice Department and the SEC by filing fraud charges against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has formally filed fraud...
FTX Collapse Slaps the Winklevoss Brothers
Cryptocurrency brokerages Gemini and Genesis are reassuring people that their operations are still solvent after the massive collapse of exchange FTX. The insolvency of FTX could result in more compan...
Japanese Regulator Slaps FTX Japan With Business Suspension Order – Regulation Bitcoin News
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has issued a business suspension order to FTX Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of FTX.com. The financial watchdog has also ordered t...
Interpol Slaps Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon With Red Notice: Report
Interpol has reportedly approved South Korean prosecutors’ request to issue a red notice against Do Kwon, the co-founder of the collapsed Terra ecosystem, according to Bloomberg. Kwon has been charged...
CFTC Slaps First Lawsuit on DAO Over Rules Violation – crypto.news
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has moved against a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) and holders of its tokens. In a surprising move, the agency has sued the D...
US Commodities Regulator CFTC Slaps Crypto Firm With $250,000 Fine, Issues Cease-and-Desist Order
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) is hitting a crypto firm with a $250,000 fine and a cease-and-desist order. According to a new press release, the commodities regulator is reprimandin...
BitGo Slaps Galaxy Digital With $100 Million Suit After Scrapping Buyout Deal
BitGo, a California-based digital asset financial services company, posted a tweet confirming the $100-million lawsuit against Galaxy Digital for breaching its $1.2 billion-merger agreement. The compl...
Financial Regulator Slaps Crypto Exchange FTX US With Cease-and-Desist Letter Over ‘False’ Statements
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is hitting crypto exchange giant FTX.US with a cease-and-desist order over allegedly making false statements. According to a new press release issued b...
California Financial Regulator Slaps Crypto Lender Celsius With ‘Desist and Refrain’ Order Amid Bankruptcy
California’s financial services regulator is issuing a desist and refrain order to embattled crypto lender Celsius Network for violating state laws. The Department of Financial Protection and Innovati...
NY State Financial Regulator in Slaps Robinhood’s Crypto Division with a $30M Fine – crypto.news
The New York state financial watchdog has levied a $30 million fine against Robinhood’s cryptocurrency division for allegedly breaking cybersecurity and anti-money laundering laws. This is the latest ...
Elon Musk Slaps Twitter With Countersuit, Escalates Conflict
Elon Musk, cryptocurrency enthusiast and super-rich guy at large, has ramped up his skirmish with Twitter as the two big names go to courtroom war. The conflict between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter...
FDIC Slaps Bankrupt Lender Voyager Over Deposit Insurance Claims
The US financial insurance watchdog has issued a cease and desist letter to Voyager Digital Voyager, a cryptocurrency lender, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month It’s been 20 days since...
SEC Slaps Former Coinbase Manager With Insider Trading Charges — Identifies 9 Crypto Tokens as Securities – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced insider trading charges against a former Coinbase manager, who has been arrested and is also facing criminal charges. The regulator has ...
CFTC Slaps Company CEO With Record $1.7 Billion Bitcoin Fraud Charge
The CFTC might have caught the “biggest fish” in the ocean. And there could be more out there. The U.S. commodities watchdog announced Friday that it had lodged a civil suit against a South African CE...
U.S. DoJ Slaps Charges Against Promoters of Baller Ape Club NFT In Rug Pull Scam
On Thursday, June 30, the U.S. Justice Department slapped charges against a person promoting “Baller Ape Club” non-fungible tokens, in what appears to be an alleged rug pull scam. The U.S. DoJ has rep...
Huobi Slaps Former Senior Manager With Civil Lawsuit: Report
According to a Financial Times report, Huobi has filed a civil lawsuit against a former senior manager – Chen Boliang. The then-senior supervisor in the crypto exchange’s institutional purchasers divi...
NBA Slaps Dallas Mavericks With $50,000 Bench Decorum Fine, The Team’s Second Of The Playoffs
Dallas Mavericks players celebrate during the second half of Game 7 of an NBA basketball Western … [+] Conference playoff semifinal against the Phoenix Suns, Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Phoenix. Th...
Academy Says It Does Not Condone Violence After Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock At The Oscars
Topline The Motion Picture Academy said that it does not condone “violence of any form” after actor Will Smith on Sunday slapped Chris Rock on stage during the 2022 Oscars, after the comedian made a j...
SEC Slaps Siblings With Fraud Charges in Alleged $124,000,000 Crypto Scam
A brother and sister who traveled the world as part of a lavish crypto lifestyle are now facing a reckoning at the hands of the United States criminal justice system. In a new press release, the U.S. ...
Crypto Scam: SEC Slaps Siblings With $124 Million ‘Snake Oil’ Fraud Charge
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur and his sister have been charged by US officials with crypto scam on Wednesday, accusing them of defrauding retail investors of millions of dollars using a bogus cryptocu...
Bitcoin Gains Momentum as Biden Slaps Russia with Sanctions
Bitcoin (BTC) entered the green zone after U.S. President Joe Biden revealed new sanctions meant to cut off Russia from western finance, according to Bloomberg. The leading cryptocurrency was up by 3...
SEC Slaps BlockFi With $100 Million Fine – Is That Too Much?
BlockFi may be forced to dig deep into its coffers and pay fines of up to $100 million. According to credible grapevines, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to slap the crypto lend...