2019-5-21 17:25 |
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken action over what it alleges is a $30 million crypto scam based on supposed diamond investment. origin »
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Another week in crypto, another sudden price crash. This time the blame goes to Tether and Bitfinex. The New York Attorney General alleges that Bitfinex had an $850 million shortfall (let that news on its own sink in for a moment!).
2019-5-21 18:33 | |
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Nikolai Arefiev, a Parliament member of the Communist Party in Russia, says crypto use could threaten governments. Russia has still not implemented any regulations for the crypto industry, as it is not a priority.
2019-5-21 02:30 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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Days after the AG of New York announced that it was probing Bitfinex’s parent company, iFinex over a supposed $850 million dollar fraud, the crypto exchange has responded. In a short video shared by the Twitter outlet of Ambcrypto.
2019-4-27 19:53 | |
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The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million.
2019-4-27 01:30 | |
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An investigation by the New York Attorney General’s office alleges that $850 million in losses at Bitfinex were covered up by Tether, their affiliate. The allegations are yet another sting for the troubled pair, both owned by iFinex Inc.
2019-4-27 22:19 | |
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By CCN: The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James has officially obtained a court order to request iFinex Inc, the operator of bitcoin exchange Bitfinex and Tether, to cease operations in New York.
2019-4-26 01:21 | |
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The beginning of 2019 proved to be mildly bearish for the cryptocurrency market. However, the journey up until April looks promising as crypto prices have embarked on a positive path. Changpeng Zhao’s Binance Coin [BNB] was one of the top performers in the industry as it improved its valuation by a staggering 300 percent since […] The post Binance Coin [BNB] does not challenge Ethereum; ETH lacks focus in development, alleges Binance CEO appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-4-23 20:00 | |
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Kraken, a popular cryptocurrency exchange based in the US, is facing a lawsuit from former employee Jonathan Silverman. The former trading desk manager alleges the exchange failed to pay him promised commissions and is demanding $900,000 in compensation for the $19 million in profits its trading desk generated during his tenure at the company.
2019-4-9 21:24 | |
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On March 6th, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested OneCoin ringleader Konstantin Ignatov at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The government alleges that he was one of several masterminds behind the multi-billion dollar crypto pyramid scheme.
2019-3-9 04:30 | |
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There has been a lot of conversation in the crypto community in the past with regards to Bitmain and their operations. In specific, there is even more speculation about the solvency and efficacy of the ownership of Bitmain after the crypto media publication, CoinDesk, released a report that alleges Bitmain lost $500 million during Q3 […]
2019-2-20 03:02 | |
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A new report alleges that just two groups of hackers dominate the majority of cybercrime directed against cryptocurrency exchanges. Together, these groups have responsible for stealing about $1 billion of cryptocurrency so far.
2019-1-30 00:25 | |
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Cryptocurrency, XRP—XRP investors may have reason for concern, at least according to one new report which alleges the second cryptocurrency by market capitalization might be benefiting from inflated values.
2019-1-25 19:20 | |
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A major utility in the U. S. state of Washington, Grant County public utility district, and its commissioners are facing a lawsuit filed by nine cryptocurrency firms. The suit alleges that they “acted inappropriately in creating and approving a new rate that raises electricity costs” for cryptocurrency miners.
2019-1-13 19:00 | |
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A major utility in the U. S. state of Washington, Grant County public utility district, and its commissioners are facing a lawsuit filed by nine cryptocurrency firms. The suit alleges that they “acted inappropriately in creating and approving a new rate that raises electricity costs” for cryptocurrency miners.
2019-1-14 19:00 | |
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Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has run into trouble in the Japanese legal system, and prosecutors are pursuing a 10-year jail sentence for alleged embezzlement during his tenure at Mt.
2018-12-13 21:15 | |
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UnitedCorp Launches Suit Against Several Companies For Hijacking The BCH Network In a press release published by Nasdaq, UnitedCorp announced that it launched a suit for damages and injunctive relief against several companies in the crypto market.
2018-12-7 17:30 | |
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Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is facing a class action lawsuit for over $5 million that alleges unauthorized crypto mining by the firm.
2018-11-26 15:30 | |
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Leading cryptocurrency investor law firm Silver Miller Law has filed suit against cell phone giants AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of several digital asset investors who were victims of the identity-theft tactic known as “SIM swapping.
2018-11-10 01:35 | |
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There is no greater irony than a bank which banned its employees from buying Bitcoin getting nailed for money laundering. Finance industry regulators in Sweden have received a report which alleges that Finland based Nordea Bank could be embroiled in a money laundering scandal.
2018-10-19 07:31 | |
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Blockvest is being sued the Securities and Exchange Commission for making false claims that the regulator’s approval for its planned ICO. The regulator is looking for an injunction against the defendant in return for all the financial gains of its ICO activities.
2018-10-15 18:00 | |
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A lawsuit has reportedly been filed in South Korea against a local cryptocurrency exchange over its price-pumping schemes involving token issuance. The suit alleges that Cashierest’s token which pays dividends and rebates transaction fees to investors violates the country’s capital markets law.
2018-10-10 08:35 | |
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An indictment of Russian hackers asserts cryptocurrencies were again used to fund illicit activities.
2018-10-5 23:20 | |
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The Wall Street Journal claimed Friday that 46 crypto exchanges were used to launder nearly $90 million – with $9 million going through ShapeShift.
2018-9-29 21:45 | |
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In a landmark case for the cryptocurrency industry, a federal judge has ruled that a cryptocurrency caught in the midst of a lawsuit is a commodity, court documents reveal.
2018-9-28 23:15 | |
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The Texas State Securities Board has taken emergency action against three crypto investment schemes it alleges are attempting to hoax local investors.
2018-9-20 18:00 | |
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a non-profit watchdog for public brokerage firms in the U. S. , has had its first run-in with the cryptocurrency industry.
2018-9-12 21:15 | |
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A trader has posted on Twitter alleging that an actor is taking advantage of Bithumb’s 120% fee payback to milk the platform of approximately $150,000 USD each day through washtrading. Also Read: Uzbekistan Legalizes Crypto Exchanges and Trading Twitter Trader Claims Bithumb’s Promotional Fee Schedule is Getting Exploited The Twitter account of Alex Kruger, a cryptocurrency […] The post Trader Alleges Bithumb is Losing $150,000 USD Daily to Washtrading appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-9-7 01:10 | |
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Okcoin Sued by Chinese Investor Over Unclaimed BCH Okcoin is the latest subject of a cryptocurrency-related lawsuit. A Chinese investor filed a complaint against the platform over last year’s bitcoin fork.
2018-8-6 21:26 | |
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In the world of cryptocurrency, launchpads are becoming increasingly popular.
The post 5 Launchpads to Look Out For in the Crypto Space appeared first on CryptoSlate.
Three of Israel’s most famous initial coin offerings (ICOs) in 2017 and 2018 were scams. A report unveiled this news on May 31, citing a $16. 1 million (£11. 32 million) lawsuit filed on May 25 by Roee Broncial and Eran Okashi, who are employees of the Singulariteam venture capital fund.
San Francisco-based crypto company Coinbase Global Inc. has filed to go public with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm unveiled this news on December 17 via an official announcement, saying that it had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the regulator.
There are some exciting things going on in the crypto start-up space. The post Should ICO project founders be held criminally liable for withholding information? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
The Ethereum smart contract transaction volume is back to 2017 levels as per a confirming tweet on Nov 20. Accompanying the swell is the expansion of ETH price above $500. For the first time in two years, bulls have broken above the psychological round number, printing new 2020 highs.
US federal prosecutors are requesting US District Judge Lorna Schofield to sentence a fraudster behind a celebrity-endorsed ICO to a long term in prison. A report unveiled this news on November 4, noting that the prosecutors filed a sentencing submission on October 31, demanding a harsh sentence against Robert Joseph Farkas, the co-founder of Centra Tech.