FTX’s former regulatory chief, who has not been charged with a crime, unlike his colleagues, reportedly cooperated with US prosecutors in their investigation of the fallen crypto exchange. Danie...
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Cancer Vaccine Trials—Using Same mRNA Tech Behind Covid Shots—Could Launch In U.K. This September
Topline Trials of cutting-edge cancer vaccines could kick off in the U.K. as soon as September, German Covid vaccine maker BioNTech announced on Friday, part of a new government partnership to fast tr...
Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg ordered into detention pending trial
In a new update to the Mango Markets exploit saga, the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico has issued an order of detention to the infamous Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eis...
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty, Trial Date Set
Unlike two of his former colleagues, FTX’s co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he knowingly cheated investors. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan set the trial date fo...
SBF free on bail for 10 months until trial in October as he pleads not guilty
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, pleaded not guilty to the eight charges filed against him at his hearing at the New York US District Court on Jan. 3. WATCH: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried enters...
Sam Bankman Fried Pleads Not Guilty, Trial Date Set By Court
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman Fried (SBF) appeared before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in a Federal Court in New York. The former executive pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including ...
SBF criminal trial judge recused as husband’s firm advised FTX
Federal Judge Ronnie Abrams, who was assigned to oversee the high-profile criminal trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), recused herself from the case on Dec. 23. In a court order, the fede...
Craig Wright vs Hodlonaut trial goes scheduled for round 2
Crypto influencer Hodlonaut announced that the Norwegian court had accepted Craig Steven Wright’s (CSW) appeal calling for a new trial. The new trial will be a complete rehearing, not just a re-visit...
BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Files for Release on Bail Due to Trial Delay
The embattled former BTC-e operator has spent over 3 months in US custody and wants bail due to his trial delay. Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of the defunct Russian crypto exchange BTC-e, ha...
Free Talk Live Co-Host Ian Freeman Found Guilty in Federal Crypto Trial – Bitcoin News
After close to two years, following the U.S. federal government accusing the Crypto Six of unlicensed money transmission, the case is seemingly coming to an end. According to multiple reports, Keene r...
BTC-e’s Alexander Vinnik Applies for Release on Bail Citing Trial Delay – Coinotizia
The alleged operator of crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has asked to be released on bail due to the delay in court proceedings. In early August, the Russian IT specialist was extradited to th...
BTC-e’s Alexander Vinnik Applies for Release on Bail Citing Trial Delay – Bitcoin News
The alleged operator of crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has asked to be released on bail due to the delay in court proceedings. In early August, the Russian IT specialist was extradited to th...
McCormack trial Judge – Craig Wright was ‘dishonest,’ alludes to victory for McCormack
The final trial between computer scientist Craig Steven Wright (CSW) and crypto podcaster Peter McCormack took place in London on Dec. 20 and ended, indicating a potential victory for McCormack. Sourc...
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty In L.A. Sexual Assault Trial
Topline A Los Angeles jury found disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein guilty Monday on one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault, following a 23-year sentence in New York over similar co...
Madrigal Stock Triples After Liver Disease Drug Succeeds in Trial
(Bloomberg) — Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc. shares surged 268%, adding about $2.9 billion to its market value, after a late-stage clinical trial of its drug candidate met the main goals in patie...
Central Bank of Kazakhstan Completes Second Phase CBDC Trial
8 seconds ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News A prototype was created between July and December of 2021. January 2023, the rollout of the digital national currency will proceed in the final phase. Official...
Craig Wright vs Hodlonaut trial could go to second round
Crypto influencer Hodlonaut has updated the community regarding his legal quarrel with Craig Wright and said that Wright appealed his loss and called for a new trial. Hodlonaut said they responded by ...
US Judge in Ooki DAO Trial Orders CFTC to Serve Original Founders With Lawsuit
“At the hearing, the CFTC asserted it knew that some of Ooki DAO’s Token Holders reside and conduct business in the United States because the two founders of Ooki DAO’s predecessor entity, bZero...
Copyright Lawsuit Over Taylor Swift’s Song ‘Shake It Off’ Dropped Before Heading To Trial
Topline A copyright lawsuit against Taylor Swift was dropped Monday after five years, ending a long-running dispute alleging one of Taylor Swift’s most popular songs—2014’s “Shake It Up”—was lyrically...
SMBC to Trial Soulbound Tokens in Conjunction with HashPort
Japan’s SMBC seeks to run trials for soulbound tokens as the banking giant looks to steepen its foothold in Web3. Japanese banking powerhouse Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) recently announ...
Bitcoin pioneer faces trial for tax evasion and unlicensed crypto business
A well-known Bitcoin pioneer and Libertarian activist Ian Freeman is currently facing an eight-count charge in the United States. The trial relates to tax evasion and operating an unlicensed money-tra...
Celsius must return $44 million in crypto to users: Bloomberg
Crypto lender Celsius Network must return around $44 million worth of crypto back to customers, even if it didn’t enter Celsius’s interest-bearing accounts. Chief Bankruptcy Judge M...
OneCoin crisis manager Frank Schneider to face trial in the US
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has revisited its case against Frank Schneider who served as the Crisis Manager for OneCoin — a $4 billion scam project. OneCoin was a crypto-based Ponzi scheme le...
Early Bitcoin Pioneer Ian Freeman Goes to Trial in New Hampshire
Four of the Crypto 6, including Freeman’s fellow radio host Aria DiMezzo, his former girlfriend Renee Spinella and her husband Andrew Spinella, and Nobody (formerly Richard Paul) have taken plea deals...
Trump Organization Found Guilty Of Tax Fraud At Trial
Topline The Trump Organization has been found guilty of criminal tax fraud, a jury declared Tuesday, after prosecutors accused former President Donald Trump’s company of evading taxes by paying execut...
The Crypto 6 Case Heads to Trial With Only 1 Defendant Left, Prosecutor’s So-Called ‘Expert’ Excluded – Bitcoin News
On Dec. 6, 2022, the “Crypto Six” case will be heading to trial, and out of all six defendants, only Ian Freeman, co-host of the radio broadcast Free Talk Live, has not accepted a plea bargain. Accord...
India’s digital rupee falls flat as low volumes blight trial run
Several Indian news outlets have reported on the lack of interest in the digital rupee. The Hindu Business said it offers no discernible difference with “internet-based banking that users were already...
Japan Intends To Roll Out CBDC Trial in Early 2023
Altcoin News The existing cryptocurrency rules in Japan are being loosened. After two years of testing the digital pilot, the central bank will make a decision. There has been a series of recent occur...
Japan CBDC Trial Set to Rollout with Major Banks in 2023
The Bank of Japan will roll out a pilot program for its central bank digital currency project to three major Japanese banks in spring 2023. The pilot’s launch will dovetail with the bank’s one-year CB...
Bank of Japan to trial digital yen with three megabanks
Despite Japan’s uncertainty on whether to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Bank of Japan (BoJ) continues experimenting with a potential digital yen. The Japanese central bank has star...
Bank of Japan records breakthrough in its CBDC trial
The Bank of Japan is choosing to forge ahead with the design and eventual test of its CBDC despite the various issues plaguing the development. In a news report that was published by the local newspap...