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Roman Storm Guilty of Unlicensed Money Transmitting Conspiracy in Partial Verdict
6.8.2025
After two Allen charges and four days of deliberation, a New York jury could not reach a unanimous agreement on the conspiracy to commit money laundering charge or the sanctions evasion charge
Roman Storm Jury Deadlocked, Judge Tells Them to Keep Deliberating
6.8.2025
After four days of deliberations, the New York jury deciding Tornado Cash Roman Storm’s fate said they can’t reach a unanimous verdict on all three charges
Samourai Wallet Devs Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Run Unlicensed Money Transmitter
30.7.2025
The pair’s plea change comes amid Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s ongoing criminal trial on similar charges
Roman Storm Trial: Is Coding A Crime? The Tornado Cash Court Battle Intensifies
25.7.2025
Over the last several trial days, the government laid out its case that Roman Storm could have changed the Tornado Cash protocol to make it less attractive to cyber criminals, but chose not to
Samourai Wallet’s Lawyers Say Prosecution Suppressed Critical Evidence, Call for Dismissal
5.5.2025
Before SDNY prosecutors filed charges in the case, FinCEN told them that Samourai Wallet didn’t meet the definition of a money transmitting business
Ex-SEC chair, now heading SDNY, offers rebuke in $12M crypto fraud case
24.4.2025
Jay Clayton, recently appointed interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has begun offering statements in criminal cases involving crypto fraud.In an April 23 notice, the US Attorney’s Office said Eugene...
Ex-SEC chair, now heading SDNY, offers rebuke in $12M crypto fraud case
24.4.2025
Jay Clayton, recently appointed interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has begun offering statements in criminal cases involving crypto fraud.In an April 23 notice, the US Attorney’s Office said Eugene...
U.S. Appeals Court (Mostly) Affirms 2023 Ruling Tossing Out Uniswap Class Action Suit
26.2.2025
Only the state law claims will get another shot
U.S. Law Enforcement Seizes $31M in Crypto Tied to Uranium Finance Hack
25.2.2025
Hackers made off with approximately $50 million when the automated market maker was exploited in 2021
Private Jets, Political Cash Among $1B in Sam Bankman-Fried's Forfeited Assets: Court
19.2.2025
A federal court confirmed the final tally of SBF assets the government staked a claim to, including $606 million in Robinhood stock sales and two private jets
Pump.Fun Hit With Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Violations
30.1.2025
The suit alleges that Pump.fun has made nearly $500 million in fees from helping users generate memecoins
Trump Names Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton to DOJ Office, the Same Office That Prosecuted SBF
15.11.2024
President-elect Donald Trump said former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton would be his U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, heading up the state's Department of Justice branch
US prosecutors oppose Mango Market exploiter's motion for acquittal
19.9.2024
Following the exploit, Eisenberg claimed he negotiated a settlement with Mango Markets' insurance fund to ensure users retained their money
FTX Victims View Bankruptcy Process as 'Second Act of Theft,' File to Recover $8B in Forfeited Assets
18.6.2024
FTX's victims are seeking a court hearing to rule on their claim that all the failed crypto exchange's forfeited assets, about $8 billion, belong to its customers, not the bankruptcy estate
U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam
6.6.2024
Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game
Terraform, Do Kwon Agree in Principle to Settle Fraud Case With SEC: Court Filing
30.5.2024
Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon have tentatively agreed to settle a fraud case with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a court filing Thursday
Google Takes Legal Action Against Alleged Crypto Scammers for Uploading Fraudulent Apps
4.4.2024
The defendants are said to have committed hundreds of acts of wire fraud, "causing harm to Google and at least approximately 100,000 Google users."
Coinbase and SEC Dig in With U.S. Judge on Whether Securities Law Applies to Listings
17.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case against Coinbase delves into a ton of complexity, but before anything else, a judge has to decide whether transactions in about a dozen tokens traded on the U.S. exchange were securities
Coinbase's SEC Clash Faces First Major Test as Judge Weighs Longshot Dismissal
16.1.2024
Coinbase is about to make its case in a federal courtroom that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is wrong about its legal arguments that the crypto exchange has been trading unregistered securities. What the New York judge does next could have serious consequences for the wider...
FBI Arrests Trio Accused of Bilking Banks Out of $10M, Converting Funds to Crypto
16.11.2023
Three men duped New York-area banks into shelling out more than $10 million and tried to make off with the money by converting it to crypto, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Thursday in a statement