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FTX exec’s wife scheduled for November trial on campaign finance charges

DIGIT — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:07:03 +0000

A Manhattan judge ordered that Michelle Bond’s criminal trial start in November after he denied a motion to dismiss the indictment based on claims that prosecutors misled her husband over her charges.

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Crypto kidnappers who robbed a Minnesota family of $8M plead guilty

DIGIT — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:12:43 +0000

Two Texas brothers admitted to holding a Minnesota family at gunpoint and forcing the transfer of $8 million in cryptocurrency.

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US lawmakers warn against presidential pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried

DIGIT — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:48:51 +0000

The former FTX CEO is currently serving a 25-year sentence after being found guilty on seven felony charges related to the misuse of customer funds.

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Onchain, in court: What happened in crypto legal news this week

DIGIT — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:40:20 +0000

The Polymarket insider trading case and a retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm are expected to move forward in late 2026 while former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky awaits a response to his motion to vacate his sentence.

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Judge orders BitMEX to pay $100M fine over US banking law violations

DIGIT — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:33:04 +0000

BitMEX has been hit with an additional financial penalty following its 2022 guilty plea for violating the US Bank Secrecy Act.

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Blender and Sinbad operators face US money laundering charges

DIGIT — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:54:11 +0000

Two Russian nationals face charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, while one remains at large.

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Russia seizes $10M in Bitcoin from ex-official in bribery case

DIGIT — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:48:28 +0000

The Bitcoin seized from former ICRF employee Marat Tambiev will be turned into Russian state revenue from a hardware crypto wallet.

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Polymarket users bet Biden more likely to pardon SBF than Ross Ubricht

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:56:46 +0000

The former FTX CEO is currently serving a 25-year sentence awaiting appeal, while the Silk Road founder was sentenced to life in prison in 2015.

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Hacks and scams stole $3B from crypto activities in 2024 — PeckShield

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:32:42 +0000

According to the security firm, hacks accounted for more than 70% of crypto losses due to illicit activities in 2024, compared to 30% for scams.

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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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