Crypto Crime Cartel

BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo avoids jail time, gets 30 months of probation
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17 June, 2022

BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo avoids jail time, gets 30 months of probation

Benjamin Delo pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act alongside Hayes and Reed, but despite prosecutors pushing for a...
Binance.US faces class-action lawsuit over UST, LUNA promotion and sale
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17 June, 2022

Binance.US faces class-action lawsuit over UST, LUNA promotion and sale

Over 2,000 investors have signed up for the lawsuit, which accuses Binance of employing a market strategy of misleading as...
Coinbase turfs 18% of its workforce as ‘crypto’ winter freezes Armstrong’s heart
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17 June, 2022

Coinbase turfs 18% of its workforce as ‘crypto’ winter freezes Armstrong’s heart

Coinbase has tossed nearly one-fifth of its workforce overboard as the struggling digital currency exchange struggles to stay afloat following...
Digital asset lender Celsius ‘pauses’ withdrawals and swaps for indefinite period
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13 June, 2022

Digital asset lender Celsius ‘pauses’ withdrawals and swaps for indefinite period

The announcement follows reports over the past few days that the Celsius Network had been borrowing millions of dollars worth...
Celsius Network is almost out of money
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13 June, 2022

Celsius Network is almost out of money

Lido Staked Ethereum (stETH) has lost its peg to Ethereum (ETH), and the price of the Celsius Network token ($CEL)...
Monero’s Riccardo Spagni charged with 378 charges of fraud and forgery in South Africa
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10 June, 2022

Monero’s Riccardo Spagni charged with 378 charges of fraud and forgery in South Africa

The South African government issued an arrest warrant for the former Monero lead maintainer, who is accused of defrauding $100,000...