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Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. (Bitfinex)
US Tether Bank Fraud Investigation Changes Hands Within the DOJ: Report
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York will now be handling the investigation, Bloomberg reported Monday.
Tether Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. (Bitfinex)

The Southern District of New York's courthouse (elbud / Shutterstock)
How the Feds Are Prosecuting NFT Insider Trading Scheme as Wire Fraud – and Why That Matters
The Justice Department could use the case as a model to police market manipulation for other assets. Regulators are watching.
The Southern District of New York's courthouse (elbud / Shutterstock)

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith speaks at Consensus: Singapore 2018
Virgil Griffith Should Return to Jail Pending Trial, Prosecutors Tell Judge
The Ethereum developer was arrested in 2019 and charged with helping North Korea get around U.S. economic sanctions.
Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith speaks at Consensus: Singapore 2018

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes might surrender to U.S. officials on April 6, a federal prosecutor said last month.
BitMEX Founder Arthur Hayes May Surrender to US Law Enforcement Next Month
Hayes would be allowed to continue living in Singapore under the agreement his counsel is currently negotiating with federal prosecutors.
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes might surrender to U.S. officials on April 6, a federal prosecutor said last month.

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Judge Rejects Virgil Griffith’s Motion to Dismiss Charges of Aiding North Korea
The federal judge also denied the Ethereum developer’s request for more details about the charges against him.
Virgil Griffith

Alert placed on the Silk Road 2.0's homepage following its seizure by the U.S. government and European law enforcement.
Silk Road Programmer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators.
Alert placed on the Silk Road 2.0's homepage following its seizure by the U.S. government and European law enforcement.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)
New York US Attorney Geoffrey Berman Steps Down, President Trump Nominates SEC Chair Jay Clayton to Post [Updated]
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, replacing U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who said he had not res...
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)

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Drug Dealer Just Sentenced to 25 Years Hoped to Build a Better Bitcoin Miner
Paul Calder LeRoux, an admitted drug dealer with a background in encryption, planned to build a bitcoin miner had he beaten the rap.
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Michael Ackerman and two unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded more than 100 investors by claiming to generate "extraordinary profits" with a crypto trading algorithm, and doctoring data to hide the deception. (Image via Shutterstock)
US Authorities Charge Crypto 'Trading Club' Operators With Defrauding 150 Investors
Michael Ackerman and unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded investors of $33M in a crypto-trading scheme targeting doctors.
Michael Ackerman and two unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded more than 100 investors by claiming to generate "extraordinary profits" with a crypto trading algorithm, and doctoring data to hide the deception. (Image via Shutterstock)

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US Prosecutors Charge Founder of 'IGOBIT' Token With Fraud
Prosecutors allege that Asa Saint Clair lured investors to invest in the "World Sports Alliance" using his IGOBIT digital currency.
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