Binance Halts Trading of American Dollars on Its U.S. Exchange
Advertisement Advertisement On Monday, Binance was hit with a lawsuit from the SEC, that included 13 charges against the exchange and CEO Zhao. The lawsuit alleges that Zhao and Binance…
Feds Sue Coinbase One Day After Filing Suit Against Binance
Advertisement Second major crypto lawsuit in two days The Coinbase lawsuit marks the second SEC complaint filed against a major cryptocurrency firm in as many days. On Monday, the federal…
Ex-Coinbase Manager Gets 2 Years in Prison for Insider Trading
Federal prosecutors and the courts in New York are sounding the horn, proclaiming run-of-the-mill financial crimes also apply to digital tokens as much as fiat currency. On Tuesday, a judge…
Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme Fraudster Ordered to Pay $3.4 Billion
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission patted itself on the back for winning one of the largest civil cases against a crypto crook, even if most—or any—of those affected will see…
Coinbase Is Suing the Feds for Once
Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, is no stranger to U.S. courts, federal investigations, or lawsuits. But usually, the crypto company is defending itself, not filing…
Detained Crypto Fugitive Do Kwon Faces Extradition to U.S. and South Korea
Terra co-founder Do Kwon, the man who arguably started the crypto collapse last year who was definitely not on the lam, was finally arrested Thursday. Now there are multiple countries,…
Pro-Russian Groups Are Crowdfunding Weapons Buys With Crypto on Telegram, Study Finds
Photo: Paula Bronstein (Getty Images) Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, cryptocurrency has played a surprisingly big role. As a new fundraising tool, crypto has helped Ukraine raise millions of…
FTX Confirms $9 Billion in Customer Funds Vanished
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried is currently facing 12 federal charges alongside other investigations into him funneling customer funds to hedge fund Alameda Research.Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) The folks handling…
FTX Japan Unfreezes Funds, Resumes Customer Withdrawals
Blockchain investors in Japan rejoice. The Japanese subsidiary of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX announced that customers could begin withdrawing funds from their accounts beginning on Tuesday, after a months long…