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Ransomware gang member extradited to US from Canada, $28M in BTC seized
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15 March, 2022

Ransomware gang member extradited to US from Canada, $28M in BTC seized

Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins is accused of conspiring to damage a protected computer to transmit a ransom demand intentionally, according to the...
BitMEX exec Samuel Reed pleads guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations, faces 5 years in jail
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15 March, 2022

BitMEX exec Samuel Reed pleads guilty to Bank Secrecy Act violations, faces 5 years in jail

Samuel Reed, along with Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Greg Dwyer, are accused of knowingly operating a BTC trading platform...
US feds arrest 4 suspects in $44M BTC Ponzi schemes
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14 March, 2022

US feds arrest 4 suspects in $44M BTC Ponzi schemes

The CFTC and DOJ charged the four with defrauding investors through Empowercoin, Ecoinplus, and JetCoin, which were described as digital...
The CoinGeek Pulse: Joe Biden signs EO, FCA targets unregistered firms, nChain top 100 Innovator plus new BSV games to enjoy
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11 March, 2022

The CoinGeek Pulse: Joe Biden signs EO, FCA targets unregistered firms, nChain top 100 Innovator plus new BSV games to enjoy

Enterprise-grade blockchain company nChain is recognized by LexisNexis as one of the Top 100 Most Innovative Companies alongside Mark Zuckerberg's...
US regulator probing if NFTs are securities: report
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11 March, 2022

US regulator probing if NFTs are securities: report

The U.S. securities regulator has been talking to NFT creators and the exchanges on which they are sold as it...
Ormeus Coin: Siblings face charges over $124M digital currency fraud
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10 March, 2022

Ormeus Coin: Siblings face charges over $124M digital currency fraud

Federal authorities said the two siblings marketed Ormeus Coin through roadshows and YouTube videos, falsely claiming to be backed by...
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