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FTX Was Down to Last 105 Bitcoins When Bankruptcy Rescue Crew Arrived: John Ray
Ray said Bankman-Fried’s victims “will never be returned to the same economic position they would have been in today absent his colossal fraud.”
FTX Claims Holder Attestor Takes Creditor to Court Over Alleged 'Seller’s Remorse'
The London-based firm says the creditor promised to fork over two FTX accounts, only to back out of the deal after the value of its claims skyrocketed.
Detained Binance Executives to Remain in Nigerian Custody Until Hearing: WSJ
The two men were arrested on Feb. 26 after arriving in Abuja to meet with Nigerian leaders who accused the crypto exchange of crashing the country’s currency, the naira.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Civil Forfeiture Action to Return $2.3M in Crypto Tied to 37 Scam Victims
The $2.3 million includes $400,000 tied to a pig butchering scam that targeted a Massachusetts resident.
Gemini and Genesis Can Be Sued by SEC Over Defunct Earn Product, Judge Rules
The judge found that the SEC’s complaint “plausibly alleges” that the two crypto firms offered and sold unregistered securities via Gemini Earn.
Bitcoin Fog Founder Convicted of Money Laundering
35-year-old Russian-Swiss citizen Roman Sterlingov is the latest person tied to a crypto mixing service to face prison time.
The Bitcoin Mining Debate Is Ignoring the People Most Affected
Snowballing misinformation has painted an inaccurate and incomplete portrait of a complicated industry – and that is having a real impact on policy.
U.S. Prosecutors Drop Extortion Charges Against Early Adviser to Ethereum Network
Lawyers for Steven Nerayoff say that, on the day of his arrest, their client was put in a van by the FBI, given a list of names and told to start turning over evidence on a long list of crypto figures.
Ex-Coinbase Product Manager Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Insider Trading
Ishan Wahi was arrested in July 2022 and charged with insider trading for providing his brother with insider information about upcoming crypto listings at Coinbase.
Voyager Digital Plans to Liquidate Assets, Wind Down After Sale Dreams Crushed
Voyager’s creditors will recover an estimated 36% of their assets – a far smaller slice of the pie than they would have received if the platform’s sale to FTX or Binance US went through.
