Crypto Crime Cartel

Tether fuels Cambodian digital marketplace that fuels ‘pig butchering’ scams
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11 July, 2024

Tether fuels Cambodian digital marketplace that fuels ‘pig butchering’ scams

Elliptic reported on Huione Guarantee, a digital marketplace that has become a hub for ‘pig butchering’ scams, and Tether's USDT...
What do Celsius Network, Paxful, Tether and Northern Data have in common?
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10 July, 2024

What do Celsius Network, Paxful, Tether and Northern Data have in common?

One of Celsius's bankruptcy casualties involved the Paxful digital wallet, and several months after Celsius blew up, Tether made a...
Coinbase seeks SEC chair Gary Gensler’s personal emails, FDIC documents
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5 July, 2024

Coinbase seeks SEC chair Gary Gensler’s personal emails, FDIC documents

Coinbase's attorneys filed a letter to Judge Katherine Polk Fail in response to the SEC's motion to "quash Coinbase's subpoena...
SEC, California, Federal Reserve beat Silvergate Bank’s dead horse
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3 July, 2024

SEC, California, Federal Reserve beat Silvergate Bank’s dead horse

The U.S. securities regulator announced that it had filed charges against Silvergate Capital Corporation, which operated the California-based 'crypto-friendly' Silvergate...
SEC sues Consensys over unregistered securities as Supreme Court defangs federal agencies
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2 July, 2024

SEC sues Consensys over unregistered securities as Supreme Court defangs federal agencies

The SEC filed a civil complaint against Consensys Software Inc. for failing to register as a securities broker and for...
US court sets ‘crypto = security’ precedent, spelling trouble for Ethereum
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27 June, 2024

US court sets ‘crypto = security’ precedent, spelling trouble for Ethereum

The DoJ announced that Shane Hampton and Michael Kane had been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for "manipulating...