The revolving door for lawyers between Kalshi and DOJ
Kalshi’s former lawyer now helps the US Department of Justice in lawsuits that cushion Kalshi from criminal lawsuits by state regulators.
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DoJ scraps crypto unit, tells staff to ignore crypto exchanges and mixers
Joe Biden's "reckless" regulation by prosecution was called out as the Trump-led Justice Department scrapped the crypto police unit.
Texas investor sentenced to two years after hiding BTC gains from taxman
According to the DoJ, Frank Richard Ahlgren III “falsely underreported capital gains” earned from BTC worth $3.7M between 2017 and 2019.
Big Brother surveillance dystopia is now reality at Binance
The US government is installing workers at Binance as part of the largest crypto surveillance operation in history.
— DoJ, Tornado Cash
DoJ claims Tornado Cash indictment is not about ‘free speech’
Crypto supporters have rallied behind Tornado Cash founders to defend free speech. Turns out, this case has nothing to do with free speech.
— Coin Mixer, DoJ
Who are Samourai Wallet’s Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill?
Samourai Wallet has had its website seized, its app removed by Google, and developers Rodriguez and Hill have been arrested.
— DoJ, Social Media
Who is paying for the pro-Tether propaganda on X?
Since early February, a flood of accounts have been tweeting about one topic: a collaboration between the DoJ and Tether.
The US gov’t will monitor Binance for years — who’s right for the job?
Per its $4.3 billion settlement, Binance will have to welcome a US government-appointed compliance monitor for at least three years.
Binance senior execs deny they’re resigning over DoJ probe
Execs say that Fortune's claims that they left due to disputes with chief CZ aren't true and that they're instead leaving on amicable terms.
How wire fraud, not securities violations, lands crypto criminals in prison
Wire fraud, the most powerful law in crypto, has nothing to do with the SEC. Recent wins by the DoJ show an emerging playbook.