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White House Rehires Adviser Who Helped Develop Biden’s Executive Order on Crypto
25.6.2024
The White House has rehired Carole House, who helped develop President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets, as Special Advisor for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Policy at the National Security Council. Previously, House worked at the U.S....
Chief author behind President Biden’s crypto EO rejoins administration
24.6.2024
Carole House left her position as a crypto adviser at the New York State Department of Financial Services to rejoin the White House in an election year
Nigeria Rejects Claims Jailed Binance Executive Denied Quality Healthcare
22.6.2024
A Nigerian government official has rejected claims that the jailed Binance executive is being denied access to quality healthcare. In an apparent reference to the U.S. calls for Tigran Gambaryan’s release, the official stated that only the court, not the Nigerian government, can authorize such...
Nigeria rejects claims of Binance exec's poor health in custody
22.6.2024
Mohammed Idris, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation emphasized that Gambaryan enjoys full consular support from his home government
Binance exec legal battle escalates amid US-Nigeria tug of war
21.6.2024
Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan’s wife expressed her confusion about why the Nigerian law enforcement agency cannot release her husband based on the Federal Inland Revenue Service rebuttal
Chinese President Xi Jinping praises blockchain exec in open letter
12.6.2024
Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, the recipient of the letter, is the chief scientist of the Conflux network and a professor at the country’s prestigious Tsinghua University
Jailed Binance Executive: 108 Former US Government Workers Echo Calls for Biden Administration’s Intervention
7.6.2024
Over 100 former federal prosecutors and federal agents have asked the U.S. State Department to intensify its efforts to secure the release of Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and Binance employee, from custody in Nigeria. In a letter addressed to Anthony Blinken, the 108 ex-government employees...
US Lawmakers: Jailed Binance Executive, US Citizen, Wrongfully Detained by Nigeria
6.6.2024
A group of U.S. lawmakers led by Micheal McCaul, the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, has accused the Nigerian government of wrongfully detaining Tigran Gambaryan. The lawmakers have asked the Biden Administration to transfer Gambaryan’s case to the Office of Special Presidential...
US Media Executive Charged in $67 Million Fiat-to-Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
4.6.2024
The U.S. DOJ has charged the CFO of a media company with one count of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud for participating in a scheme that laundered criminal proceeds using cryptocurrency. Authorities allege that Weidong Guan and his accomplices used bank accounts opened with stolen...
Bybit restructures executive team following $26M airdrop fiasco
31.5.2024
Bybit confirmed internal role changes for several executives following a botched airdrop that affected 320,000 users and led to a $26 million compensation payout
Bybit Confirms Executive Shake Up After Notcoin Deposit Delays
31.5.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has confirmed reports that several executives have "changed roles" after a botched notcoin (NOT) launch resulted in $23 million in compensation being sent to 320,000 users
Former banker sentenced to 41 months for crypto fraud
30.5.2024
Rashawn Russell, a former Deutsche Bank executive, also intended to commit fraud with stolen bank cards
Binance France Replaces Changpeng Zhao with New Shareholders
29.5.2024
Binance France has replaced co-founder Changpeng Zhao with two new shareholders to maintain its operational status in France and comply with local regulations.
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Polygon Executive Pivots Roles To Developing ZK Proof Tech
28.5.2024
Sandeep Nailwal will help develop Polygon ZK technology as Chief Business Officer, but still act as executive chairman.
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Binance Executive Jailed in Nigeria is Suspected of Having Malaria, Family Says
28.5.2024
Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s compliance head, who remains jailed in Nigeria, is suspected of having Malaria, a family spokesperson told CoinDesk
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years for Criminal Charges
28.5.2024
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison by Judge Lewis Kaplan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York after pleading guilty to criminal charges, including engaging in an unlawful political influence campaign and operating...
Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison
28.5.2024
Salame's lawyers initially asked for 18 months
Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Gets 7.5 Years In Prison
28.5.2024
Former FTX executive and Sam Bankman-Fried associate Ryan Salame has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for criminal charges stemming from his time at the crypto exchange following a Tuesday morning hearing at Manhattan federal court.
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FTX Group Paid $25 Million In Settlement To Whistleblowers Before Collapse
24.5.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Group paid over $25 million in hush money to seven whistleblowers before the doomed crypto exchange collapse in November 2022, an independent examination released Thursday has found. The report's release comes just days before former FTX executive Ryan Salame is set to...
Binance Money Laundering Trial in Nigeria Pushed to June 20 Due to Executive’s Illness
24.5.2024
Binance's head of financial crimes compliance Tigran Gambaryan is seriously ill, his lawyers said