Cryptsy – DIGIT INFO

Bitcoin ‘dormant’ for 7+ years moved right before BTC price dropped 5%

DIGIT — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:44:28 +0000

More long-dead BTC moved this week than at any time since just before the $20,000 all-time high in December 2017.

$540 Million Worth of ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2014 Move — BTC Possibly Linked to Cryptsy Theft

DIGIT — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:30:56 +0000

On March 29, blockchain parsers caught a sequence of 11 transactions totaling 11,325 bitcoin moving from unknown wallets created in 2014, to a great number of recipient addresses. Furthermore, the stash of bitcoin worth $540 million today is possibly linked to the Cryptsy theft, according to onchain analytics. 11,325 Bitcoins Move From Dormant 2014 Addresses, […]

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Cryptsy CEO Indicted for Defrauding Crypto Investors, Destroying Evidence

DIGIT — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:30:53 +0000

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Cryptsy has been indicted in the U.S. The 17-count indictment charges the crypto exchange executive with “tax evasion, wire fraud, money laundering, computer fraud, tampering with records, documents, and other objects, and destruction of records in a federal investigation,” the DOJ said. Cryptsy’s CEO Faces 17-Count Indictment The U.S. Department […]

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Coinbase Avoids Cryptsy Lawsuit Going to Trial by Paying Just Under $1 Million in Damages

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 06:00:28 +0000

The Cryptsy exchange used to be one of the biggest trading platforms in the world. When it eventually met its demise – and took customers’ money – a lawsuit was filed. The victims of this defunct exchange wanted to get their money back, which is only normal. The end of the Cryptsy Saga, for now In most cases, there is little to no recourse when an exchange suddenly goes dark. During the early stages of the cryptocurrency industry, such practices were sadly rather common. It now appears a resolution is in sight for all of the Cryptsy victims. Coinbase has

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Hackers Have Looted More Bitcoin Than Satoshi’s Entire Stash

DIGIT — Fri, 24 May 2019 15:13:58 +0000

Ever since cryptocurrencies started gaining value, hackers have targeted exchanges that provide digital asset trading and malicious entities have siphoned billions of dollars worth of bitcoin since 2010. So far, over 1 million of the world’s BTC has been stolen from exchanges and traders continue to leave vast quantities of funds on centralized trading platforms. […]

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The Cryptsy-Coinbase Lawsuit Has Been Reopened

DIGIT — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 14:00:10 +0000

For all intents and purposes, most cryptocurrency users had assumed the lawsuit involving Cryptsy and Coinbase was done and dusted. As is usually the case in this industry, nothing is what it seems on the surface. A judge in the Southern District of Florida has decided to reopen the case, which doesn’t bode all that ... Read more

US Crypto Lawyer David Silver On Why He’s To Thank For Industry’s Increased Gov’t Scrutiny

DIGIT — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 00:34:16 +0000

Attorney David Silver, the apparent reigning king of crypto lawsuits, explains why he is not just an “ambulance chaser” in an exclusive with Cointelegraph #FOLLOW_UP

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U.S. Court Rules Money Laundering-Related Case Against Coinbase Must Have Public Trial

DIGIT — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 23:48:52 +0000

A U.S. fed court rules class action lawsuit against Coinbase related to AML must have public trial. #NEWS

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US: Class Action Filed Against Nano Developers, Demands ‘Recovery Fork’ Of Lost Funds

DIGIT — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:33:50 +0000

Nano developers sued for “negligent misrepresentation” and unlicensed selling of securities, plaintiff demands a hard fork to return lost Nano #NEWS

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