Canadian gets 11 years prison for laundering North Korean loot with crypto
A Canadian crypto launderer has been jailed for 11 years after he washed millions of dollars for “some of the world’s worst cybercriminals.”
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Crypto traders try and fail to sue BitMEX over market manipulation — twice
The parent company of crypto exchange BitMEX shrugged off racketeering claims after a judge said they were copy-pasted from another case.
SEC threatens Coinbase over crypto interest account, CEO cries foul
Brian Armstrong accused the SEC of intimidation tactics after it threatened to sue Coinbase over its proposed interest-bearing crypto account.
‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ shows up to challenge Wright’s Bitcoin white paper win
Someone else claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto has reportedly appealed Craig Wright's copyright victory over the Bitcoin white paper.
Crypto exchange users say they lost $9M in Bitcoin, execs sue each other to keep it
A stash of Bitcoin on an encrypted hard drive is at the centre of a legal battle between former employees of Australian crypto exchange ACX.
Analysts discover $800M in Ether ‘recycled’ to pump Block.one’s EOS ICO
The pump scheme "created a false impression of value of the token, which enticed others to want to purchase" Block.one's ICO, said analysts.
El Salvador police arrest activist without warrant as Bitcoin protests rage on
Police in El Salvador recently detained a Bitcoin critic after he questioned a link between the government and last year's Twitter hack.
Chia miners sell damaged SSDs at a loss after ‘green Bitcoin’ tanks 90%
Chia miners are scrambling to offload unwanted hard drives after the "green Bitcoin alternative" shed most of its value in just three months.
SEC pays blockchain startup $625K to help it investigate DeFi ecosystem
SEC chief Gensler recently warned DeFi shills that slapping 'decentralized' on a press release doesn't grant immunity to securities laws.
Crypto goon gets 5 years in prison for $4M ‘decentralized bank’ ICO scam
AriseBank's chief exec, who led an ICO scam worth over $4 million in late 2017, has been sentenced to five years behind bars.