Crypto Crime Cartel

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...
SEC says Coinbase knew all along it was breaking the law
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11 July, 2023

SEC says Coinbase knew all along it was breaking the law

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission delivered its latest filing to the federal court overseeing its civil charges against Coinbase...
Vitalik Buterin says BTC’s ‘really weird politics’ holding back adoption
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10 July, 2023

Vitalik Buterin says BTC’s ‘really weird politics’ holding back adoption

Vitalik Buterin said in a Twitter Space with Eric Wall and Udi Wertheimer that BTC has effectively merged its technical...
FBI searches Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell’s home amid hacking, cyberstalking probe
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10 July, 2023

FBI searches Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell’s home amid hacking, cyberstalking probe

The FBI searched the home of Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell in March over claims of hacking and cyberstalking, the New...
CFTC concludes that Celsius and former CEO broke US rules
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7 July, 2023

CFTC concludes that Celsius and former CEO broke US rules

A report appeared on July 5 claiming investigators at the CFTC have concluded that bankrupt digital asset lender Celsius Network...