Israeli man arrested for acting as an Iranian spy in exchange for cryptocurrency

A 27-year old Tel Aviv resident was recently arrested by police for allegedly spying on Israeli public officials for Iran. He was reportedly paid thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency for his efforts.

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Australian federal police seizes $4.5M in assets tied to 2013 crypto theft

Australian authorities have seized more than $4.5 million in assets from a Queensland man, who was linked to the 2013 theft of 950 BTC from a French crypto exchange. In a May 18 statement, AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce said…

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Hacker in SEC X account breach faces $50k fine in plea deal

Eric Council Jr., the man accused of helping to breach the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has pleaded guilty to the charges. As a result, Council faces a potential $50,000 fine as part of the plea…

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Gensler Called ‘Worst Public Servant’ In Scathing Remarks By Ripple Co-Founder

The word war between Ripple Labs’ key people and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues. Related Reading: Fake Bitcoin ETF Post Lands Man Plea Deal In SEC Hack Case In the latest twist in the Ripple v SEC saga, Ripple’s co-founder, Chris Larsen, offered a stinging comment of SEC Chair Gary Gensler, saying that […]

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Fake Bitcoin ETF Post Lands Man Plea Deal In SEC Hack Case

The US government is preparing a plea deal for the hacker who targeted the Twitter/X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bloomberg reported. The deal was made just a few days after authorities arrested the 25-year-old suspect from Alabama.

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US prosecutors considering plea deal for SEC X account hacker

Federal prosecutors are considering a plea deal offer for Eric Council Jr., the Alabama man recently arrested for hacking the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Bloomberg reported on the latest development in the SEC X account…

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FBI arrests man for SEC social media hack over fake Bitcoin ETF approval post

The FBI arrested the man allegedly responsible for hacking the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account and using it to make a fake post about the approval of spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US in January.

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FBI arrests Alabama man for SEC X account hack that triggered Bitcoin surge

In a significant development for cryptocurrency regulation, the FBI arrested a 25-year-old man from Alabama, Eric Council Jr. , in connection with a January hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account.

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FBI arrests ‘AGiantSchnauzer’, the Alabama man behind SEC Bitcoin hack

Eric Council Jr., a 25-year-old from Athens, Alabama, was arrested in connection with the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account. Council’s hack resulted in the false pretense that the SEC had approved Bitcoin exchange-traded…

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Fake ID crypto exchange sign-ups attract 2-year prison sentence

Australian authorities sentenced a man who had used other people’s identities to open accounts on crypto exchanges.

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Turkey sentences Thodex founder to over 11,000 years in prison

Turkish crypto exchange Thodex’s founder and his two siblings face over 11,000 years in jail each after being convicted of fraud, money laundering, and running a criminal organization. A Turkish court sentenced Faruk Fatih Ozer — the man behind Thodex,…

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Arbiter Wants Man To Pay Over $76,000 Because Of A Crypto.Com Mistake

Crypto. com, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Singapore, won an arbitration against a client who received a mistaken deposit of $50,000 but refused to return it, recent court filings reveal.   Crypto.

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OKX Overcomes FTX-Related Concerns Around Crypto Industry in $70M Expansion of Man City Sponsorship

Manchester City and OKX's other partners have been auditing the exchange's proof of reserves to ease concerns that it won't go the same way as FTX.

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Changpeng Zhao (CZ) net worth steady after the SEC lawsuit

Changpeng Zhao, popularly known as CZ, is a man under pressure after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a major lawsuit in the United States. As we wrote here, the lawsuit makes several allegations, including offering unregulated securities in the US and mishandling of billions of dollars.

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Coinbase CEO sells shares prior to SEC warning

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sold Coinbase shares prior to receiving a warning from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to data shared on Twitter by crypto sleuth, @theirish_man.

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CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: FTX reveals creditors; U.S. man spends BTC on hitmen

The biggest news in the cryptoverse for January 26 saw defunct crypto exchange FTX reveal its full list of creditors. The post CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: FTX reveals creditors; U.S. man spends BTC on hitmen appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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FTX CEO John Ray's Congressional testimony reveals SBF's poor management

The United States House Committee on Financial Services heard the testimony of John Ray III, the man in charge of cleaning up the mess at the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. As the new CEO and Chief ResThe post FTX CEO John Ray's Congressional testimony reveals SBF's poor management appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Sports sponsorships sealed amid market turmoil as Man City inks deal with OKX

Manchester City fans will also have a chance to win season tickets in the OKX Hospitality Box via scanning QR codes on street art commissioned by the crypto exchange.

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eToroX Review – Pros & Cons of the Exchange and Wallet

eToroX, a subsidiary of eToro Group and registered in Gibraltar, is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange (unlike many others that are in no man’s land when it comes to regulation) that offers trading of various crypto assets on its digital web-based platform.

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KUNA Exchange Owner In Charge Of Ukrainian Government’s Virtual Crypto Fund

Through Bloomberg’s interview with KUNA’s Michael Chobanian, we can learn a lot about present-day Ukrainian life. The man’s job is to use cryptocurrencies to settle transactions at light speed. And to manage the crypto donations Ukraine gets from all over the world.

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eToroX Review 2022 – Pros & Cons of the Exchange and Wallet

eToroX, a subsidiary of eToro Group and registered in Gibraltar, is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange (unlike many other that are in no man’s land when it comes to regulation) that offers trading of various crypto assets on its digital web-based platform.

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One man's plan to orange pill a nation: Bitcoin Senegal

The Senegalese Bitcoin community is flourishing: There's a homemade Bitcoin exchange, Bitcoin seminars in the local language and a growing list of merchants accepting Bitcoin in 2022.

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The Metaverse Effect: Phemex’s Vision of a Blockchain-Powered Future

Since the advent of technology, man has demonstrated the ability to disrupt, innovate and create dramatic new paradigms for human exchange, cohabitation and communication. Some of us are prescient enough to predict its capabilities decades in advance.

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Shanghai Man: US senators tell athletes to avoid digital yuan, Chinese exchange volumes rebound … and more

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‘Doctor Bitcoin’ Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Crypto Exchange in US, Faces 5 Years in Prison

A Texas man, who calls himself “Doctor Bitcoin,” has pleaded guilty to running an illegal cryptocurrency exchange business, converting cash to bitcoin. He faces five years in federal prison.

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Coinbase has India in Global Expansion Plans Despite Regulatory Uncertainties 

Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange has announced via a March 25, 2021 blog post, that it’s hiring tech experts in India to man its office in the state. This comes at a time when regulatory clarity in the country’s crypto ecosystem is still absent.

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eToroX Review 2021 – Pros & Cons of the Exchange and Wallet

eToroX, a subsidiary of eToro Group and registered in Gibraltar, is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange (unlike many other that are in no man’s land when it comes to regulation) that offers trading of various crypto assets on its digital web-based platform.

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Bitcoin Critic Roubini Accuses Elon Musk of Market Manipulation

Bitcoin critic Nouriel Roubini has criticized Telsa CEO Elon Musk for alleged manipulation of the cryptocurrency markets. According to the economist, the Securities Exchange Commission should be looking into the world’s richest man’s affairs.

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US Resident Operated Illegal Bitcoin Exchange Business – Faces 25 Years in Jail

An Ontario man based in San Bernardino County of the U.S. has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of illegally operating a bitcoin to cash exchange business. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the man, Hugo Sergio Mejia, 49, operated the unregistered exchange business between May 2018 and September 2020. Accordingly, Mejia […]

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California resident to plead guilty to operating unlicensed Bitcoin exchange service

According to the United States Department of Justice (DoJ), a man from Ontario, California, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of illegally operating a crypto exchange.  On 29 January, The post California resident to plead guilty to operating unlicensed Bitcoin exchange service appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Trader Robbed During an In-Person Transaction, Kicked Out of Car in Hong Kong

An unnamed 37-year-old man was a victim of a theft from a gang of robbers who fled with 15 bitcoin (BTC), worth HKD 3 million ($387,000) in cash. They had agreed to meet in person for a crypto exchange transaction.

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Coinbase Client Sues Exchange For Allowing The Sale Of Ripple’s XRP

A man who claims to be a Coinbase customer has filed a lawsuit against the exchange for allowing the sale of XRP on the crypto exchange in an event in which the SEC has filed a suit to challenge the legality of the digital asset.

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BTC-e Exchange Operator’s Trail for Bitcoin Fraud Begins in Paris

The four-day trial of Alexander Vinnik, 41, alleged to have used ransomware in a $157 million (135 million euros) bitcoin fraud that involved 200 victims, began in Paris on Monday. The Russian man who is wanted both in the US and Russia faces up to ten years in prison over charges of extortion, money laundering, […] The post BTC-e Exchange Operator’s Trail for Bitcoin Fraud Begins in Paris first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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NYC court has no right to hear 'international' case argues Bancor firm

Lawyers argued the complaint was “based on a man in Wisconsin using an exchange in Singapore to purchase tokens issued by a Swiss entity.”

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eToroX Review 2020 – Pros & Cons of the Exchange and Wallet

eToroX, a subsidiary of eToro Group and registered in Gibraltar, is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange (unlike many other that are in no man’s land when it comes to regulation) that offers trading of various crypto assets on its digital web-based platform.

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CZ Binance: Man Hired to Kill My Bitcoin Bull Reputation Quit in One Day

The head of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, says he met a person from a rival Chinese exchange whose job in the past was to damage CZ?s reputation as a crypto influencer

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SEC Charges Ohio Man for $33M Crypto Fraud Targeting Physicians

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a man for allegedly swindling 150 investors in an elaborate crypto trading scam

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CoinCorner helps Isle of Man law firm Quinn Legal accept bitcoin payments

UK bitcoin exchange company CoinCorner, announced today it recently partnered with Quinn Legal, to assist them in becoming the first Isle of Man law firm to offer bitcoin as a payment method for legal fees.

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Fidelity likely to on-board an undisclosed exchange in January

On the most recent episode of The Scoop Live podcast, The Block’s Frank Chaparro spoke to president of Fidelity Digital Assets, Tom Jessop, a man hailed by CoinDesk as the man who could, “”bridgThe post Fidelity likely to on-board an undisclosed exchange in January appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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US Gov’t Extradites Alleged Fraudster for Selling Fake Securities for $11M in BTC

U.S. extradites man for selling investors shares in gold company that had no gold in exchange for over $11 million in Bitcoin and other cryptos

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Creativity and Value Will Win the Cryptocurrency Exchange Wars

The American gold rush was marked by a host of hard times and a few sudden millionaires. Men gave up everything to travel to California in hopes of striking it rich. But the man who really struck it rich during the gold rush was Levi Strauss, a simple tailor who made tough cotton pants for.

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Australian Arrested for Running An Unregistered Crypto Exchange, His Bitcoin ATM Was Also Seized

The Australian E-Crime Squad detectives have caught a 38-year-old man from Cairnlea. He was conducting unregistered crypto exchanges. The arrest followed an investigation that started after illegal activity was registered at a cryptocurrency ATM close to Braybrook, not too far from Cairnlea.

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Australia’s ‘E-Crime Squad’ Arrests Man Flouting Unregistered Crypto Exchange

Australian Detectives known as the ‘E-Crime Squad’ have arrested a man for providing unregistered cryptocurrency services. Authorities charged the man for breaking anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.

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Nevada man charged for allegedly running $11M Bitcoin Ponzi scheme

A man in the US has been charged for allegedly operating an $11 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a civil enforcement action yesterday, charging David Gilbert Saffron of Las Vegas, and Circle Society, Corp, with “fraudulent solicitation, misappropriation, and registration violations.

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Bobby Lee Slams Nouriel Roubini’s Love of the Ever-Depreciating Dollar

At the CC Forum Investment in Blockchain and AI conference held in London this week, the stage was packed full of outspoken commentators, both for and against cryptocurrency and blockchain. It inevitably led to a heated exchange between Nouriel ‘Dr.

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Drug dealer sells fentanyl for cryptocurrency, gets 30 years in prison

Yesterday, a judge in San Antonio, Texas sentenced an Iraqi man to 30 years in federal prison for selling various narcotics in exchange for cryptocurrency on the dark web. 30-year-old Alaa Mohammed Allawi allegedly distributed 245 kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone and Xanax, a court press release states.

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Billionaire Calvin Ayre Calls Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao a ‘Scammer’

Calvin Ayre, who many consider to be Craig Wright’s right-hand man in the media, recently called out Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, for being a ‘scammer. ’ Recently, Zhao made an innocuous tweet about staking.

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Kik’s Ted Livingston promises to fight the SEC until the last dollar and last man

Canadian messaging platform Kik had previously raised about $100 million in an ICO for its native cryptocurrency, Kin, on the Ethereum blockchain. However, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] recently accused the instant messaging platform of conducting an unregistered token sale.

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Thai ‘cryptocurrency wizard’ arrested after $16 million are lost in cryptocurrency scam

A Thai man who called himself the “cryptocurrency wizard” was arrested in Bangkok today, in relation to a 500 million baht cryptocurrency exchange fraud. According to a report by the Bangkok Post, 48-year old Mana Jumuang was part of a Thai-Vietnamese criminal group that duped thousands of people across multiple Asian countries.

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