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UN Human Rights Chief Voices Concern Over Assange Extradition Case, Wikileaks Continues to Raise Large Sums of Crypto
29.8.2022
On Saturday, the human rights chief at the United Nations (UN), Michelle Bachelet, said that the potential extradition of whistleblower Julian Assange raises concerns for the rights of future whistleblowers and investigative journalists. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency supporters have continued to donate...
Regulators have a weak case against FTX on deposit insurance
26.8.2022
FTX made an error in messaging when it suggested depositors were insured, but federal regulators will have a hard time proving the exchange did so with sinister motives
Pseudonymous Hodlonaut 'Very Confident' as Craig Wright Defamation Case Nears
26.8.2022
In an interview on CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin,” the pseudonymous website editor Hodlonaut said he was “very confident” about an upcoming defamation court case involving nChain Chief Scientist Craig Wright
Ex-OpenSea Executive Files to Dismiss DOJ Case Alleging NFT Insider Trading
22.8.2022
The motion argues the NFT sales in question cannot be classified as instances of inside trading because NFTs are neither securities, nor commodities
Bitcoin Website Editor Hodlonaut Receives Almost $1M in BTC as Craig Wright Case Looms
22.8.2022
A prominent member of the Bitcoin community, Hodlnaut, has received a 47 bitcoin donation ahead of a defamation court hearing involving Craig Wright
Russian Accused of Laundering Cryptocurrency From Ransomware Attacks Extradited to US
18.8.2022
A Russian national suspected of laundering ransomware payments in cryptocurrency on behalf of cybercriminals targeting hospitals has been extradited to the U.S. by the Netherlands. The man was allegedly involved in the criminal activity for a period of three years before his arrest in Amsterdam...
Ukrajina získala ve sbírce vlastní radarový satelit. Teď uvidí skoro v reálném čase, co se děje na frontě
18.8.2022
Válka na Ukrajině přinesla hned několik technických novinek. Do konfliktu velkou měrou zasáhly bojové a civilní rekreační drony, které tamní ozbrojené složky získaly i formou nejrůznějších crowdfundingových kampaní na internetu.
A právě komunitní financování konfliktu je další novum
Popularity of Crypto Investments Makes Case for Regulations, Australian Securities Watchdog Says
12.8.2022
High rates of crypto ownership, with purchases often made on advice from Youtube and Facebook, make “a strong case for regulation,” according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The watchdog backs its stance with poll results showing nearly half of retail...
Man Arrested in Amsterdam in Tornado Cash Crypto Mixer Case, More Arrests Possible
12.8.2022
The Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) of the Netherlands said it arrested a 29-year-old man in Amsterdam on suspicion of "concealing criminal financial flows" and "facilitating money laundering" through crypto mixing service Tornado Cash.
The suspect is brought before...
Crypto Exchange Hotbit Suspends Service After Law Enforcement Freezes Its Funds, Subpoenas Senior Managers
12.8.2022
Crypto exchange Hotbit has announced the suspension of trading, deposits, withdrawals, and funding on its platform. The exchange said law enforcement has frozen some of its funds and subpoenaed some senior managers as they investigate a criminal case involving the exchange’s former employee....
Biden Slammed for Claiming US Economy Had 0% Inflation in July — One Lawmaker Calls It ‘Sad and Dangerous’
11.8.2022
President Joe Biden stated Wednesday that the U.S. economy had zero percent inflation in July following the latest CPI report. “Biden is claiming that we saw zero percent inflation last month. But there’s a zero percent chance that’s the case. Inflation in July was 8.5%, which...
Hong Kong Police Publish Details of USDT Fraud Case in Effort to Raise Public Awareness of Crypto Scams
8.8.2022
Police in Hong Kong have begun publishing details of crypto fraud cases – in the hope that the public will take valuable lessons from cases that have seen people lose thousands of dollars to crypto villains....
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Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik in US Custody After Immediate Extradition From Greece
6.8.2022
Russian IT specialist Alexander Vinnik, accused of owning and running the infamous crypto exchange BTC-e, has been handed over to the U.S. This week, Greek authorities proceeded with the extradition, after his return from France, despite Vinnik’s defense protesting the move and calling...
Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Pleads Not Guilty in Crypto Insider Trading Case: Report
3.8.2022
Ishan Wahi and two associates are accused of making as much as $1.5 million from sharing information about Coinbase's plans to list new tokens
'I Don’t Believe in Any Kind of "Gotcha" Regulation,' CFTC Commissioner Says on SEC Insider Trading Case
27.7.2022
CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss the agency’s role and why she believes regulation should be clear before enforcement actions are taken
Bitcoin Maximalist Michael Saylor Makes the Case Against Ethereum
27.7.2022
Saylor, the founder and CEO of business-intelligence software firm MicroStrategy (MSTR), spoke for close to an hour at Blockchain Economy Istanbul Wednesday, elaborating on the question of what he thought of Ethereum
Latvian Artist Threatened With Prison for Money Laundering Through NFTs
26.7.2022
An artist from Latvia is under investigation for allegedly selling NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, to launder money, for which he may get up to 12 years in prison. The authorities have blocked his bank accounts and launched an investigation without even notifying him. Artist Who Sold Over 3,500 NFTs...
Titanium Blockchain CEO Pleads Guilty in $21M Securities Fraud Case
25.7.2022
Michael Stollery admitted to carrying out a fraudulent initial coin offering back in 2018
SEC Criticized for How It Regulates Crypto — Chair Gensler Says Most Crypto Tokens ‘Have Attributes of Securities’
25.7.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been heavily criticized for its approach to regulating the crypto sector. The criticism followed the securities regulator’s action against a former Coinbase employee in an insider trading case, in which the SEC named nine crypto tokens...
SEC Will Need to Prove Tokens Are Securities in Coinbase Insider-Trading Case, Legal Expert Says
22.7.2022
Former persecutor Ian McGinley joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss Coinbase's recent insider trading case and what the SEC will need to do moving forward as it eyes more regulatory oversight