Mt. Gox ex-CEO Mark Karpeles opposes class certification in lawsuit
The complaint alleges Mark Karpeles engaged in fraud by taking $400 million from the exchange, which he subsequently blamed on hackers.
The complaint alleges Mark Karpeles engaged in fraud by taking $400 million from the exchange, which he subsequently blamed on hackers.
BitMEX CTO Sam Reed–who was arrested on October 1st–has been released from custody on a $5 million appearance bond secured by $500,000 cash.
An account that is possibly associated with cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has had its assets frozen at a bank in Skierniewice, Poland, according to reports.
Mt. Gox Investment Fund and Bitcoinica have reportedly chosen to receive their payout in BTC as creditors weigh whether a bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
The FBI is reported to be teaming up with liquidators managing the assets of Mirror Trading International, acting on behalf of U.S.-based investors who have been left short in the collapse of the exchange.
The German financial regulator has reasonable grounds to suspect cryptocurrency exchange Binance of violating securities laws over its tokenized stock trading service.
Judge Sarah Netburn granted a motion to dismiss the SEC request, which would have required Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen to divulge their personal financial records to the court.
Mirror Trading International was forced into liquidation in December 2020, amid claims it was operating illegally and fraudulently.
The alleged scammers are reported to be part of QQAAZZ, reportedly involved in extensive money laundering efforts through BTC and other cryptocurrencies.
The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement team, comprised of AML and cybersecurity experts, will enforce anti-money laundering and other laws around digital currency transactions.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges brought against Loci Inc. and its CEO John Wise in connection with an unregistered securities offering.
Europol, in partnership with Spanish and Catalan police, detained the suspects as part of a coordinated raid on an Andorran investment training firm.