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Australian Court Hands Over $41 Million of Crypto Held by Blockchain Mining Group at Regulator's Request
The court order came after markets regulator ASIC said the companies broke Australian law and provided financial services without a licence.
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By Amitoj Singh
Apr 12, 2024 at 11:25 a.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2024
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Avi Eisenberg's profile pic on X (formerly Twitter).
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Mango markets
Crypto Trader Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial to Put DeFi Under Microscope
The two-week trial will test the government's strategy of portraying complex crypto trades as simple fraud.
Avi Eisenberg's profile pic on X (formerly Twitter).
By Danny Nelson
Apr 8, 2024 at 11:08 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2024
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Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)
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Australian Court Dismisses Lawsuit by Market Regulator Against Finder in 'Landmark' Ruling for Crypto Industry
The court found that The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) did "not establish that the Finder Earn product is a debenture" and ordered it to pay the defen...
Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)
By Amitoj Singh
Mar 14, 2024 at 6:21 a.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2024
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Do Kwon.
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U.S. Will Appeal Do Kwon's Extradition to South Korea: Justice Department
On Thursday, Kwon's attorney Goran Rodic told CoinDesk via text that a Montenegro court had ruled to extradite him to South Korea.
Do Kwon.
By Amitoj Singh
Mar 8, 2024 at 6:43 a.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2024
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John J Ray III FTX CEO in November (House Committee on Financial Services)
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FTX Estate Can Sell Near 8% Stake in AI StartUp Anthropic, Court Rules
The motion to sell around 7.84% of Anthropic that FTX held as of January 2024 had been filed in early February 2024.
John J Ray III FTX CEO in November (House Committee on Financial Services)
By Amitoj Singh
Feb 23, 2024 at 6:17 a.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges
Aliaksandr Klimenka is accused of processing billions in transactions for drug peddlers and cybercriminals throughout much of the 2010s.
The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Elizabeth Napolitano
Feb 1, 2024 at 8:38 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2024
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U.S. authorities have accused HyperVerse backers of running a Ponzi scheme, using "deceptive" slides such as this. (Provided in federal court documents)
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HyperVerse's Alleged Ponzi Scheme Raked in Nearly $2B, Hired Actor as Fake CEO
The SEC and a grand jury have accused two people behind the alleged fraud.
U.S. authorities have accused HyperVerse backers of running a Ponzi scheme, using "deceptive" slides such as this. (Provided in federal court documents)
By Jesse Hamilton
Jan 29, 2024 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2024
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Celsius EX-CEO Alex Mashinsky, right. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)
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Celsius Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan Approved by Court; Implementation by Early 2024
The order marks Celsius' exit from bankruptcy, filed in July last year, a process that also saw it make a $4.7 billion settlement with the U.S. over fraud allegations.
Celsius EX-CEO Alex Mashinsky, right. (Victor Chen/CoinDesk)
By Amitoj Singh
Nov 10, 2023 at 12:31 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried (CoinDesk)
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FTX Wants to Sell $744M Worth of Grayscale, Bitwise Assets
Apart from using an investment adviser, the debtors have proposed setting up a pricing committee in which all stakeholders are represented.
Sam Bankman-Fried (CoinDesk)
By Amitoj Singh
Nov 6, 2023 at 6:30 a.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2023
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Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Do Kwon's Terraform Labs Seeks Early Court Rejection of U.S. SEC Case
The stablecoin issuer filed for summary judgment, asking the judge to toss the regulator's accusations that Do Kwon and his company engaged in a multi-billion-dollar securitie...
Do Kwon and the company he co-founded, Terraform Labs, are hoping to get a federal judge to decide the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't made its securities-fraud case. (CoinDesk TV and Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Oct 30, 2023 at 4:54 p.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2023
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