OneCoin scam: Seychelles asked to probe transfer of $10B in BTC
A British lawyer has filed a request for Seychelles authorities to probe transactions related to 230,000 BTC that have been linked to the country and to OneCoin.
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Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes surrenders to face US charges
Arthur Hayes has reportedly surrendered himself to U.S. authorities in Hawaii, to face charges of failing to implement money laundering protections at BitMEX exchange.
BitMEX founders indicted on criminal charges, sued by US regulator
Prosecutors announced that they have indicted BitMEX’s founders for violating the Bank Secrecy Act in failing to implement required AML measures.
Gemini’s Winklevii deny withdrawing $282M of their cash from Genesis pre-bankruptcy
The Winklevii argue that their mega-withdrawal from Genesis were personal funds, a claim that has yet to be proven and slammed by Gemini users whose funds were left on the collapsed exchange.
SEC to appeal XRP ruling in Ripple case
The U.S. securities regulator will file an "interlocutory appeal" of a ruling in its case against Ripple Labs related to the programmatic sales of XRP.
Judge in SEC v Ripple was wrong to say secondary sales aren’t securities, court rules
The federal judge in charge of looking at the SEC v Ripple case dismissed the prospect that secondary market and programmatic sales could amount to securities.
What the SEC charges against Binance, Coinbase mean for the industry
Charges filed by the SEC against Binance and Coinbase spell trouble for the 'crypto' industry dominated by exchanges that offer assets that amount to securities without proper authorization.
Binance caught funneling tokens to shore up ‘independent’ Binance.US
The Binance digital asset exchange has some explaining to do after blockchain data showed it financially rescuing its supposedly ‘independent’ Binance.US offshoot.
OFAC around & find out: Tether freezes wallets, Coinbase still acting tough
While Tether attempts to disassociate itself from entities and individuals on Office of Foreign Assets Control’s SDN list, Coinbase is acting tough as it continues to show its rejection of the Office's sanctions list.
Do Kwon to be extradited to US from Montenegro: report
Montenegro's "top justice official" privately said he plans to send Do Kwon to the U.S., where he is facing charges related to the collapse of the Terra ecosystem, the Wall Street Journal reported.
New stablecoin stumbles as Binance’s Changpeng Zhao hints at unstable stables
Hong Kong-based First Digital Group celebrated the debut of the new FDUSD stablecoin on Binance, but little do they know that the U.S. dollar-backed FDUSD appears to have tripped down the red carpet.
Ruja Ignatova’s security advisor Frank Schneider is on the run
Frank Schneider, who previously told 100.7 that if OneCoin "was fraud and money laundering, I must be responsible," was arrested two years ago.