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Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles to Appeal Conviction
Mark Karpeles, former CEO of the collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, is reportedly to appeal his conviction on data manipulation charges.
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Mt. Gox’s Mark Karpeles Found Guilty Over Data Manipulation in Tokyo Court
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles was found innocent of embezzlement in a Tokyo court, but received a suspended sentence for manipulating data.
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Court Rules Quoine Exchange Liable for Reversing Bitcoin Trades Worth Millions
A Singapore court has ruled crypto exchange Quoine liable for reversing trades for a total of 3,092 bitcoin by market maker B2C2.
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Mark Karpeles Fails to Halt US Court Case Over Mt Gox Losses
The former CEO of collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox has been refused a motion to stay a U.S. court case brought by former investors.
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Mark Karpeles
Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Claims Innocence as Trial Nears End
In his closing arguments in a Tokyo court, Mark Karpeles, former CEO of collapsed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, said he did not embezzle funds.
Mark Karpeles

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Executives at Korean Crypto Exchange UPbit Indicted for Fraud
Three executives of UPbit, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, have been formally charged by the country’s prosecutors.
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10-Year Jail Term Sought for Former Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles
Japanese prosecutors are seeking a 10-year sentence for former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles over embezzlement of user funds.
Mark Karpeles

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Bitcoin Trader Pleads Guilty Over Unlicensed Exchange Business
A bitcoin trader from California has pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmission business and now faces up to five years in prison.
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SEC Seeks Court Sanction Against PlexCoin ICO Founders
The SEC is taking seeking further action against the founders of the Plexcoin crypto scheme, alleging they are not complying with court orders.
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California Judge Orders Accused Hacker to Pay Bail in Crypto
A man has been ordered to pay bail in cryptocurrency while he faces charges of hacking the computer network of a San Francisco game company.
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