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Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay
Coin Desk Daily host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto as bitcoin hovers around 26 300 and XRP has lost nearly all its gains since the historic Ripple ruling FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried has settled on a legal strategy ahead of his criminal trial this October The FBI is warning North [...]
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay

North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns
North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns
The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI said in a statement that North Korea based hackers Lazarus Group and APT 38 may attempt to cash out stolen bitcoin BTC worth more than 40 million In January the FBI named the two groups as being behind last year's Horizon Bridge hack which resulted in the loss of [...]
North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns

FBI tracks $40 million of North Korea-linked bitcoin. (David Trinks/Unsplash)
FBI Says North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M of Bitcoin
The FBI released six wallets linked to North Korean hackers Lazarus Group and APT38.
FBI tracks $40 million of North Korea-linked bitcoin. (David Trinks/Unsplash)

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell. (Kraken)
Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Under Federal Investigation on Claims of Hacking, Cyberstalking Non-Profit
FBI agents searched Powell's Los Angeles home as it probes whether he interfered with computer accounts of Verge Center for the Arts. A lawyer for Powell said he's done "nothing wrong" and unrelated to "his conduct in the cryptocurrency arena."
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell. (Kraken)

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U.S. Prosecutors Drop Extortion Charges Against Early Adviser to Ethereum Network
Lawyers for Steven Nerayoff say that, on the day of his arrest, their client was put in a van by the FBI, given a list of names and told to start turning over evidence on a long list of crypto figures.
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North Korean Hackers Responsible For $100M Horizon Bridge Theft, FBI Says
North Korean Hackers Responsible For $100M Horizon Bridge Theft, FBI Says
A pair of North Korean hacker groups, Lazarus Group and APT38, were behind the June theft of $100 million in crypto assets from Horizon Bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a Monday statement. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the world of crypto crime and regulation.
North Korean Hackers Responsible For $100M Horizon Bridge Theft, FBI Says

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FBI: North Korean Hackers Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Theft
Lazarus Group and APT38, both associated with North Korea, are responsible for the attack in June, the agency concluded.
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U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
US Charges Crypto Exchange Bitzlato With Laundering $700M
Authorities have accused the little-known platform of laundering funds tied to illicit Russian finance and have arrested its founder.
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: A US Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference to announce money laundering charges against HSBC on December 11, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
Justice Department Announces Major International Crypto Enforcement Action
The department held a press conference at noon Eastern time on Wednesday.
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: A US Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference to announce money laundering charges against HSBC on December 11, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)

3Commas Faces Scrutiny as FBI Investigates Data Breach
3Commas Faces Scrutiny as FBI Investigates Data Breach
The FBI is investigating the 3 Commas data breach Coin Desk has learned This comes after weeks of criticism from users of the Estonia based crypto trading service who say its CEO repeatedly brushed off warning signs that the platform had leaked user data The Hash panel discusses the latest scrutiny 3 Commas is facing [...]
3Commas Faces Scrutiny as FBI Investigates Data Breach