Caroline Ellison’s testimony expected to dominate the second week of SBF’s trial

The ongoing fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is set to witness potentially game-changing testimonies this week as former Alameda Research CEO and one-time romantic partner of SBF,  Caroline Ellison, is set... Read more »

Allegations of running pump and dump schemes surface against former head of OpenSea Ventures

Grave allegations of involvement in pump and dump schemes are gathering steam against the former head of OpenSea Ventures, Kevin Pawlak. According to NFT Ethics, a non-fungible token (NFT) related investigative news... Read more »

US considering application of Electronic Fund Transfer Act to crypto accounts

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is evaluating the application of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) to cryptocurrency platforms. The move aims to bolster consumer protections in a market plagued... Read more »

‘We don’t want to be asking in 30 years, ‘Who lost crypto?”: Coinbase chief legal officer

The U.S. is falling behind in adopting crypto regulations, which could lead to 1 million developer jobs and 3 million other high-paying crypto jobs fleeing overseas, according to Paul Grewal, chief legal... Read more »

Whistleblower accuses Arkham Intelligence of exploiting Binance and FTX backdoors to dox users

Crypto intelligence firm Arkham Intelligence has come under fire following a report by whistleblower platform Crypto Leaks, which accuses the company of exploiting vulnerabilities at major exchanges to uncover users’ personal information.... Read more »

Grounded private jets worth combined $70M may be forfeit in Bankman-Fried trial

Federal prosecutors filed a forfeiture bill of particulars on Oct. 5 specifying assets subject to forfeiture in the criminal case against cryptocurrency executive Samuel Bankman-Fried. The filing in New York federal court... Read more »

BIS launches ‘Project Atlas’ to monitor and collect DeFi data

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), in partnership with central banks within the Eurosystem, has announced the launch of Project Atlas, a proof of concept aimed at exploring the economic impact of... Read more »

Judge rejects SEC’s request to appeal Ripple decision

The ongoing legal skirmish between the SEC and Ripple Labs added another chapter as Judge Analisa Torres denied the SEC’s request for an interlocutory appeal on Oct. 3. With the appeal motion... Read more »

Judge says Sam Bankman-Fried cant blame FTX lawyers in opening remarks

In his opening remarks, Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) cannot blame the bankrupt firm’s lawyers, according to an Oct. 1 ruling. The Judge surmised that... Read more »

Op-ed: JPEX – A crypto scandal that shakes Hong Kong’s reputation

Hong Kong, a global financial hub and a gateway to China, has been rocked by a massive crypto scandal involving JPEX. This Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange allegedly defrauded thousands of investors of more... Read more »
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