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Policy
Regulations
Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme
Aiden Pleterski, 25, was reportedly kidnapped, beaten and tortured by five of his alleged victims last summer.
Crime (niu niu / Unsplash)
By Cheyenne Ligon
May 15, 2024 at 11:24 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
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(chinahbzyg/Shutterstock)
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Crime
Chinese Police Bust $296M Illegal Crypto-Based Currency Operation: Report
Police in Panshi City, Jilin arrested six people for running an "underground bank."
(chinahbzyg/Shutterstock)
By Sheldon Reback
May 13, 2024 at 10:50 a.m. UTC
May 13, 2024
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Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)
Policy
Binance
Binance CEO Teng Says Nigeria Must Release Gambaryan, Detention Sets 'Dangerous New Precedent'
In January the company refused to pay a demand from "unknown persons" to settle allegations.
Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)
By Amitoj SinghSheldon Reback
May 7, 2024 at 8:28 a.m. UTC
May 7, 2024
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Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson (center) is one of the authors of the AI research paper (CoinDesk archives)
Technology
Elliptic
Blockchain Sleuth Elliptic Explores AI and Anti-Money Laundering Using 200M Bitcoin Transactions
Patterns of illicit activity involving groups of bitcoin nodes and chains of transactions are described in a research paper by Elliptic and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.
Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson (center) is one of the authors of the AI research paper (CoinDesk archives)
By Ian Allison
May 1, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 1, 2024
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Jebara Igbara was sentenced to 7 years in prison. (Sasun Bughdaryan / Unsplash)
Policy
Regulations
Jebara Igbara, AKA 'Jay Mazini,' Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Crypto-Related Fraud
Igbara perpetrated multiple fraud schemes and scammed investors of at least $8 million.
Jebara Igbara was sentenced to 7 years in prison. (Sasun Bughdaryan / Unsplash)
By Camomile Shumba
Apr 25, 2024 at 10:49 a.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2024
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He bought a Lambo, allegedly. (Wes Tindel/Unsplash)
Policy
Crime
Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Spoofed Coinbase Website, Stealing $9.5M in Crypto
According to court documents, Chirag Tomar used his ill-gotten gains to buy Rolexes, Lamborghinis, Porches and more.
He bought a Lambo, allegedly. (Wes Tindel/Unsplash)
By Cheyenne Ligon
Apr 19, 2024 at 10:24 p.m. UTC
Apr 19, 2024
Crime
(CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison
He did incalculable harm, but arguing for a sentence longer than 25 years is unfair to the man and the industry he once represented.
(CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Mar 28, 2024 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2024
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(Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)
Policy
Regulations
Nigeria Charges Binance With Tax Evasion After Detained Exec Escapes: Reports
One of two senior Binance executives in government custody has escaped, local media reported over the weekend.
(Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)
By Sandali Handagama
Mar 25, 2024 at 8:59 a.m. UTC
Mar 25, 2024
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Policy
Crime
Guilty Verdict for Woman Accused of Laundering Bitcoin Tied to Alleged $6B China Fraud: Bloomberg
Police in the U.K. seized over 1.7 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) worth of related bitcoin in 2018.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 20, 2024 at 4:32 p.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2024
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(David Trinks/Unsplash)
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Fbi
Crypto Investment Scam Losses in U.S. Grew 53% to $3.94B in 2023: FBI
Overall, investment fraud grew by 38% to $4.57 billion from $3.31 billion, according to the bureau's Internet Crime Report 2023, with crypto being the largest type of scam.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 8, 2024 at 5:36 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2024
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