First crypto insider trading case ends with 10-month sentence
Nikhil Wahi confessed to making trades using information passed to him by his brother, a Coinbase product manager.
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Why was crypto so quick to embrace Andrew Tate?
Andrew Tate and his controversial past could prove to be a potential problem for bitcoin or any other crypto with designs on total legitimacy.
NFT founder used investor funds to fuel crypto casino addiction
Streamer DNP3 says he's “completely broke both financially and spiritually” after using investor funds to try to recover his huge losses.
Proud Boys ties to pro-crypto political consultant Samuel Armes
Samuel Armes worked closely with crypto fraudster Joel Greenberg when he wrote strategies that may have inspired the '1776 Returns' document.
IRS says ‘revolving door’ good for policing crypto
When it comes to top talent, the IRS faces competition from crypto firms that are cash-rich and value a background in tackling crime.
Bad news for Bankman-Fried as Ellison and Wang plead guilty
Bankman-Fried has landed in the US as members of his inner circle, Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang, plead guilty to an array of fraud charges.
Bankman-Fried agrees to US extradition as FTX hunts down donations
Bankman-Fried will face criminal charges stateside. Meanwhile, FTX demands that third parties return funds given before its collapse.
US authorities charge Sam Bankman-Fried with ‘massive’ fraud
Pages of charges filed against Sam Bankman-Fried by the SEC, CFTC, and SDNY reveal a lot about his alleged operations.
Fate of crypto exchange Binance hangs on US money laundering investigation
The US Department of Justice is reportedly debating the outcome of a four-year investigation into Binance for money laundering and more.
SBF arrested in Bahamas, criminally indicted in New York, charged by SEC
Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in the Bahamas and awaits extradition to the US, where he faces a series of criminal charges.