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Bitzlato Suspends Bitcoin Withdrawals Indefinitely After Founder Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money Transmitting
27.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Crypto exchange Bitzlazo has temporarily suspended the withdrawal of Bitcoins from its platform. In a Telegram post published on Wednesday, the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange announced that it had suspended special balance withdrawals and technical customer support as a “temporary...
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s Wealth Surged by $25 Billion Despite Legal Troubles in 2023
27.12.2023
Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Entrepreneur ME Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has seen his estimated wealth jump by almost $25 billion in 2023 despite his guilty plea to US criminal charges in November, which may result in his imprisonment next year. CZ’s remarkable financial growth...
Ex-Amazon Engineer Guilty of Historic $12.3M Crypto Heist
18.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens A former Amazon engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges, resulting in the first-ever conviction involving the hacking of a smart contract. Shakeeb Ahmed, a former security engineer at Amazon, is now facing the possibility of up to five...
Man Fingered in the July 2022 Hack on 2 Decentralized Exchanges Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud
18.12.2023
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced on Dec. 14 that Shakeeb Ahmed, a man accused of hacking two decentralized crypto exchanges, had pleaded guilty to the charge of computer fraud. Ahmed is said to have attempted to cover his tracks by using overseas crypto exchanges...
Inside Job: Security Engineer Behind Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Exploits
15.12.2023
Source: Adobe / Rawpixel.com Shakeeb Ahmed, a senior security engineer associated with an international technology company, pleaded guilty on December 14 to computer fraud in connection with his hacking of two decentralized crypto exchanges. The announcement of the guilty plea was made by Damian...
Binance Founder CZ Remanded to Remain in Continental US, Travel to UAE Prohibited
8.12.2023
Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, the founder of Binance, has recently grappled with significant legal hurdles in the U.S. His guilty plea in a notable case led a Seattle federal judge to impose movement restrictions on him. Former Binance Boss CZ Restricted to U.S. Soil As the pivotal figure...
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato in Hot Water as Co-founder Pleads Guilty
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe / deagreez Anatoly Legkodymov, also known as “Gandalf” and “Tolik,” a Russian national and co-founder of the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, has pleaded guilty in a US federal court in New York to charges related to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business....
Binance Will Lose Dominance After Plea Deal: Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck
7.12.2023
Source: Adobe Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, is expected to lose its leading position following the guilty plea to US charges and a record $4.3 billion penalty. While the total market value of cryptocurrencies has surged by 12% or $180 billion in the past week, Binance...
Former Binance CEO CZ’s Guilty Plea Accepted by US Judge
7.12.2023
Source: DALL·E Changpeng Zhao, former CEO of Binance known as CZ, had his guilty plea accepted by a U.S. judge in a case involving anti-money laundering (AML) regulations. According to a recent court filing in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle, Judge Richard...
CZ's Guilty Plea Accepted by Judge, Has Yet to Decide If Binance Founder Can Go Home
6.12.2023
A federal judge accepted Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao's guilty plea to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act, but has not yet weighed in on whether Zhao can go back to the United Arab Emirates before he is sentenced in February
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge
6.12.2023
Anatoly Legkodymov, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitter. Bitzlato was sanctioned by the U.S government in January
Halo Season 2: 7 Cool Things Spotted In The First Trailer
4.12.2023
Season two of Halo’s TV adaptation is set to premiere on Paramount+ February 8, and we all got our first look over the weekend. It was packed with intense scenes forecasting the destruction of a world, lots of death, and lots of fighting. There were also a couple of neat little tidbits we spotted...
Crypto Regulation News Weekly Digest: CZ’s Guilty Plea and Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF Prospectus
29.11.2023
Crypto regulation evolves through CZ plea deal, Grayscale Bitcoin ETF application, Singapore bans, and Lagarde’s personal experience. Image by Titiwoot Weerawong, Vecteezy Last week brought several major developments on the crypto regulation front. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded...
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao Steps Down From Binance.US Board of Directors
28.11.2023
Binance founder and former CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, has stepped down from the company’s board of directors following his guilty plea to several federal charges last week. “CZ” steps down Zhao “has decided to step down from his role as Chairman of our Board of Directors and transferred his voting...
Coinbase shares hit 18-month high after Binance charges
28.11.2023
The price high comes after rival exchange Binance pleaded guilty and traders seemingly priced in Coinbase’s custodian agreements for a slate of spot crypto ETFs
Former Binance CEO CZ Seeks to Dismiss Government’s Motion Blocking His Return to UAE Before Sentencing
26.11.2023
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is seeking to dismiss the U.S. government’s motion to prevent him from going home to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before sentencing. Despite the judge determining that the ex-Binance boss poses no flight risk after he voluntarily appeared in court to plead...
Martin Shkreli Tells CZ ‘Jail Ain’t so Bad,’ Speculates About Sentence
25.11.2023
Martin Shkreli, also known as ‘Pharma Bro,’ directed his attention to former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s situation, with CZ having recently pleaded guilty to money laundering charges as part of a $4.3 billion settlement. “Jail ain’t so bad,”...
Binance US Guilty Plea May Raise Complications for Hong Kong Affiliate’s Crypto License Application- Here’s What You Need to Know
24.11.2023
Source: Pixabay According to several industry experts, Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), pleading guilty to US anti-money laundering laws could pose challenges to the cryptocurrency exchange’s ambitions in Hong Kong. On November 21, Changpeng Zhao stepped down as CEO of Binance...
Kraken Co-founder Says Crypto “Feels More Fair” After CZ’s Guilty Plea
23.11.2023
Source: Pixabay “The crypto game feels a bit more fair today,” Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell said in an X post on Wednesday. In the wake of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stepping down as CEO and pleading guilty to criminal charges of money laundering, Powell held nothing back in his assessment...
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Still Worth $15 Billion Despite Guilty Plea: Forbes
23.11.2023
Source: X / @cz_binance Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as CZ, is still worth $15 billion despite recently pleading guilty to federal money laundering charges. On Tuesday, the crypto boss acknowledged his violation of US regulations and evasion of sanctions laws in his pursuit...