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Bipartisan Group of US Senators Calls for Independent Examiner to Investigate FTX
10.1.2023
Four senators are urging the judge in the bankruptcy case to support a motion for to appoint an examiner
Gaming YouTube Is In Turmoil Thanks To New Violence And Profanity Rules
10.1.2023
Members of YouTube’s gaming community are calling out the video hosting site for adding new regulations regarding profanity usage and violent content, disproportionately affecting gaming creators who produce unscripted videos such as let’s plays of M-rated games. Worse, the policy is retroactively...
Crypto Industry Hopes Turn to French Legislators as Regulators Back Mandatory License
10.1.2023
A Senate proposal to anticipate EU rules has caused consternation in the industry – but the National Assembly may not swallow it whole
Crypto Exchange Operator Bithumb Investigated by South Korean Tax Authorities: Report
10.1.2023
The former chairman of Bithumb Holdings was recently acquitted of fraud charges
UK ‘Fully Behind’ Stablecoin for Wholesale Settlements, Treasury Official Says
10.1.2023
Crypto technology could “turbocharge all of those (financial) industries,” Economic Secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith said in a meeting
Nepal Orders Internet Providers to Block Crypto-Related Websites
10.1.2023
Nepal's Telecommunications Authority has instructed all internet service providers (ISPs) to prevent operating and managing crypto-related “websites, apps or online networks.”
Hong Kong’s Finance Regulator Calls for 'a More Solid Footing' for Crypto
10.1.2023
After crypto firms have left the city, the regulator says it’s now moving with the market and industry
CFTC Alleges Market Manipulation Against Mango Markets Exploiter
9.1.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought manipulation charges against Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg on Monday, after the Department of Justice arrested him last week
BlockFi Management Hasn't Withdrawn any Crypto Since October, Lawyers Tell Court
9.1.2023
Wyre tweets its new withdrawal policy: A limit of 90% max for each customer A/C
9.1.2023
Wyre recently took to Twitter to share the news with the community that it has restricted the withdrawal amounts for all users. The revised withdrawal policy comes with no definite timeline except with an assurance that it will be resolved at the earliest. According to the revised withdrawal...
Robinhood Shares Worth Nearly $500M Seized in FTX Case
9.1.2023
The "seized assets constitute property involved in violations" of crimes such as money laundering and wire fraud the document outlined
Around 117 Parties Interested in Buying FTX Units, Court Documents Show
9.1.2023
Attempts to urgently sell LedgerX and FTX Japan have invited legal protest
French Financial Regulator Supports Faster Mandatory Licensing for Crypto Firms
9.1.2023
The Financial Markets Authority joins the country’s central bank and Senate in seeking to anticipate new EU laws
FTX Opposition to $1B Binance Deal Is 'Hypocrisy and Chutzpah,' Voyager Says
9.1.2023
The plan to purchase bankrupt crypto lender Voyager’s assets has been opposed by FTX trading arm Alameda research, federal regulators and a number of U.S. states
Wyre Announces Modification of Withdrawal Policy, Pushing Topps to Temporarily Suspend NFT Marketplace Transactions
7.1.2023
Following reports that the crypto payments firm Wyre was shutting down operations, CEO Ioannis Giannaros offered a contradicting story, stating that the firm was merely “scaling back.” Wyre has now announced that it is “modifying” its withdrawal policy, citing the crypto...
Two More Promoters of Forcount Crypto Ponzi Scheme Arrested, Charged With Fraud
6.1.2023
Two additional promoters of the Forcount Ponzi scheme – a Brazil-based crypto scam that defrauded Spanish-speaking investors around the world of a collective $8.4 million – have been arrested and charged with fraud for their role in the alleged grift
FTX's US Leadership, Bahamas Liquidators Say They've 'Resolved' Most of Their Issues
6.1.2023
FTX's U.S. leadership and the company's Bahamas wing's court-appointed liquidators have formed a cooperation agreement addressing how assets may be inventoried and disposed of, among other issues, a press release Friday said
Brother of Criminal Bitcoin Mixing CEO Pleads Guilty to Stealing 712 Bitcoins From IRS
6.1.2023
An Ohio family now has not one but two felons facing potentially lengthy prison sentences for crypto-related crimes
Singapore Arbitrator Rules Against Mining Software Firm Poolin’s IOU Model, But the Firm Hasn't Paid Yet
6.1.2023
Poolin had issued I-owe-you tokens in exchange for its users’ crypto deposits. A Singapore judge said that’s not okay
SEC Investigating FTX Investors’ Due Diligence: Reuters
6.1.2023
The U.S. regulator is looking at whether financiers did their homework on a crypto exchange since accused of sloppy governance