Crypto Crime Cartel

Decentralized? Ethereum and Lightning Network both at the mercy of cloud computing giants
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19 July, 2023

Decentralized? Ethereum and Lightning Network both at the mercy of cloud computing giants

It is a cruel irony that Ethereum and other blockchains had come to rely on large cloud computing firms like...
US seizes $45 million in fraud proceeds from Tether/FTX’s bank Deltec
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19 July, 2023

US seizes $45 million in fraud proceeds from Tether/FTX’s bank Deltec

It “appears” that Deltec Bank “misrepresented the purpose and use” of its MUFJ accounts, which were opened with MUFJ by...
How the $275M FTX disaster caused Temasek to shun digital currency investments
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19 July, 2023

How the $275M FTX disaster caused Temasek to shun digital currency investments

Readers should let Temasek's $275M loss be a cautionary tale: nothing is as it seems in the 'crypto' industry, as...
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky arrested and charged with fraud
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14 July, 2023

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky arrested and charged with fraud

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky and former CRO Roni Cohen-Pavon face charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, market manipulation, and wire...
Institutional sales of XRP were securities, court rules
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14 July, 2023

Institutional sales of XRP were securities, court rules

The question of whether XRP was an illegal securities offering is over: the court says it was an illegal securities...
‘Crypto’ scams decline, but ransomware rising at a near-record pace
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13 July, 2023

‘Crypto’ scams decline, but ransomware rising at a near-record pace

'Crypto' crime inflows slumped over $5.2 billion this year from the same period in 2022, with authorities crediting it to...
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