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Mango Markets shuts down following SEC settlement

DIGIT — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:27:41 +0000

Mango Markets, a Solana-based DEX, is shutting down operations following an SEC settlement, governance votes and legal troubles stemming from a 2022 exploit.

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Judge pushes Mango Markets exploiter sentencing to April 10

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:19:06 +0000

Avi Eisenberg was found guilty of fraud and market manipulation in April 2024 and could face up to 20 years in prison.

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US prosecutors oppose Mango Market exploiter’s motion for acquittal

DIGIT — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:48:49 +0000

Following the exploit, Eisenberg claimed he negotiated a settlement with Mango Markets’ insurance fund to ensure users retained their money.

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Mango Markets’ Future Hangs in the Balance With New SEC Settlement Vote

DIGIT — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:46:09 +0000

Mango Markets, the Solana-based decentralized finance (defi) platform that lost more than $110 million in 2022, is currently holding a vote on a proposed settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over alleged securities violations. Should the proposal pass, it could result in a settlement involving a financial penalty and the end of […]

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Avraham Eisenberg Seeks Acquittal of Mango Markets Conviction

DIGIT — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:10:03 +0000

Avraham “Avi” Eisenberg, who was previously convicted of commodities fraud, commodities manipulation, and wire fraud related to his trading activities on Mango Markets, is pushing for his conviction to be cleared. Eisenberg’s legal team has filed a motion for judgment of acquittal or, alternatively, a new trial, citing several legal and evidentiary flaws in the […]

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Eisenberg seeks to have Mango Markets fraud convictions thrown out

DIGIT — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:46:09 +0000

Eisenberg has insisted all along that his actions on Mango Markets were legal trading and not fraud or market manipulation.

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Fraud trial of Mango Markets exploiter behind alleged $116M theft pushed to April

DIGIT — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 05:23:12 +0000

Attorneys representing the alleged fraudster, Avraham Eisenberg, convinced the judge that more time was needed to sift through discovery materials submitted by U.S. prosecutors.

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Regulatory action against Mango Markets exploiter is a win for DeFi — Moody’s

DIGIT — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 05:22:53 +0000

SEC and CFTC taking action against the alleged fraudster show that DeFi is becoming a “safer and more welcoming environment,” according to credit rating firm Moody’s.

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10 crypto tweets that aged like milk: 2022 edition

DIGIT — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 17:45:00 +0000

Sam Bankman-Fried, Do Kwon and Alex Mashinsky might look back on this year and wish they had hired a social media adviser or logged off Twitter.

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Maybe it WAS illegal: Mango Markets exploiter arrested on fraud charges

DIGIT — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:59:55 +0000

The Mango Markets exploiter previously called his attack on the crypto exchange “legal open market actions.”

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