Crypto’s recovery requires more aggressive solutions to fraud
After 2022, we need to do more to assure skeptical users that they can invest in cryptocurrency without fearing that their funds will be lost. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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False alarm: DOJ did not classify MNGO as a commodity
Avi Eisenberg’s arrest on commodities fraud charges for the Mango Markets exploit raised eyebrows on crypto Twitter and required some processing to work through its intricacies. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Maybe it WAS illegal: Mango Markets exploiter arrested on fraud charges
The Mango Markets exploiter previously called his attack on the crypto exchange “legal open market actions.” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
2 executives of crypto exchange AAX arrested in Hong Kong: Report
The former CEO of AAX, Weigao Capital Liang Haoming, and the founder of AAX, Thor Chan, were arrested on Dec. 23. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Italy and Albania Bust €15 Million Crypto Investment Scam
Authorities in Italy and Albania have hit a fraud scheme enticing victims with promises of low-risk investments in cryptocurrencies. During an operation coordinated by Eurojust, investigators from the two countries searched a dozen locations and seized assets and computer equipment. Fraudsters Contacted Investors From a Call Center in Tirana, Albania Law enforcement officers in Italy … Read more
3 FTX Execs Have Snitched on SBF, Now Scrutiny Is Aimed at Nishad Singh and Ramnik Arora
On Dec. 21, U.S. law enforcement officials from the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed they imposed fraud charges against FTX co-founder Gary Wang and ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison. After Wang’s and Ellison’s surrender announcement, the public has been wondering … Read more
Onecoin Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges in US
Karl Sebastian Greenwood, a co-founder and operator of Onecoin, has pled guilty to his part in building the notorious crypto pyramid. The fake cryptocurrency’s “global master distributor” has been in custody since 2018 when he was arrested in Thailand and extradited to the United States. Cryptoqueen’s Partner at Onecoin Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Co-founder … Read more
Reports Suggest Caroline Ellison Is Working With Feds and Snitching on FTX Co-Founder Bankman-Fried
Following the arrest of the former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), spectators continue to wonder where ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is, and whether or not she turned on SBF. A few reports suggest Ellison is “likely working with feds” and it’s possibly the reason why Ellison was reportedly spotted at the Ground Support cafe … Read more
Court Documents Say FTX Boss Ryan Salame Snitched on SBF 2 Days Before the Bankruptcy Filing
According to court documents associated with the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, on Nov. 9 — two days before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame told Bahamian authorities that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) sent customer funds to the firm Alameda Research. A letter written by Salame sent to the Bahamian commissioner … Read more
FTX Co-Founder Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan, Bahamian Magistrate Denies SBF’s Bail
On Dec. 13, 2022, the Southern District of New York (SDNY) prosecutor’s office and SDNY attorney Damian Williams revealed that the FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been indicted for “fraud, money Laundering, and campaign finance offenses.” SDNY attorney Williams said that the case was not an issue of “mismanagement or poor oversight” but of “intentional … Read more