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In a landmark federal case, two men were sentenced for manipulating the price of a cryptocurrency and defrauding investors, marking the first instance where “a jury in a federal criminal trial found that a cryptocurrency was a security and that manipulating cryptocurrency prices was securities fraud,” said the head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. … Read more
Two Utah residents have been indicted for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business, converting over $2.5 million into cryptocurrency, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The two were arrested over the weekend in Washington County. Utah Men Arrested for Illegal Cryptocurrency Transactions The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the … Read more
Chinese national Yunhe Wang has been accused of hijacking over 19 million private IP addresses and reselling them to criminals for nefarious use. Go to Source
According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the operator of the darknet marketplace Incognito was apprehended at John F. Kennedy Airport on May 18. Law enforcement officials claim Rui-Siang Lin allegedly constructed the DNM and facilitated the sale of over $100 million worth of illegal drugs through the platform. Federal Authorities Nab Alleged Darknet … Read more
The FBI claimed it found Incognito Market’s alleged owner, Rui-Siang Lin, by tracking crypto from the dark web drug market to a crypto exchange account allegedly in his name. Go to Source
ETH price hit $3,100, backed by a favorable court ruling and increased network activity. Go to Source
Two U.S. senators have criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s new interpretation of “money transmission,” which extends requirements to non-custodial software, citing concerns over its impact on crypto networks and financial innovation. “I’m concerned the DOJ’s interpretation would treat software developers as criminals for merely writing and publishing code used by others,” one of the … Read more
Reports indicate that Sam Trabucco, the former co-CEO of the cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research, penned a letter to the judge set to sentence Ryan Salame, co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets. Trabucco’s letter emerged amidst numerous inquiries about his whereabouts throughout the ongoing turmoil. In his message, Trabucco referred to Salame as his “best friend” … Read more
The Justice Department has designated Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA) as the external monitor for Binance Holdings Ltd. This decision comes in the wake of Binance’s acknowledgment of breaching U.S. anti-money laundering regulations and sanctions. Bloomberg’s Ava Benny-Morison and Chris Strohm were the first to report this development. Known for its expertise in fraud investigations and … Read more
The Blockchain Integrity Act, a piece of legislation that seeks to put a 2-year moratorium on using cryptocurrency mixers, was introduced by U.S. Congressman Sean Casten on March 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-sponsored by Reps. Bill Foster, Brad Sherman, and Emanuel Cleaver, the bill proposes to conduct a study on the issue … Read more
