Binance and CZ plead guilty but SEC lawsuit remains
Binance has pleaded guilty and will pay $4 billion in order to resolve criminal charges and civil suits from the CFTC, OFAC, and FinCEN.
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The rise and fall of Binance’s CZ
CZ entered a plea deal that will see him pay $50 million for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and $150 million to settle a CFTC lawsuit.
‘Get out of US warzone,’ Kraken founder warns crypto firms after SEC action
Kraken's former chief Jesse Powell called the SEC 'America's top decel' following enforcement action for unregistered securities.
Tether froze $225M but $70M slipped the net
Tether has frozen approximately $225 million in USDT tied to 'pig-butchering' scams, days after millions were removed.
Steroid smuggler must forfeit $9.4M in crypto or face 10 years in prison
UK-based Mohammed Afzal must also hand back $1.3 million worth of property and a Mercedes SUV gained through illegal steroid smuggling.
Tether sent $1B to UK firm owned by prominent Conservative donor
Through Britannia Financial, financier Julio Herrera Velutini has donated $625,000 to the Tories since Boris Johnson became prime minister.
Data stolen from the British Library is being auctioned for bitcoin on the dark web
Data, including passport details and employment data, was stolen in October and is reportedly being used to blackmail the British Library.
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Crypto pundit Polynya takes aim at ‘cripplingly bad’ monolithic blockchains
There's no point in developing apps for almost every blockchain in the world, said crypto commentator Polynya in a viral post.
A look into Bullish, the crypto exchange buying CoinDesk
Bullish, the crypto exchange funded by EOS creators Block One, has reportedly purchased CoinDesk from DCG in an all-cash deal.
Romanian Hells Angels leader used bitcoin for drugs and murder, Texas jury finds
The Hells Angels leader attempted to order 400kg of cocaine and kill rival gang members using $1M in bitcoin and fiat.