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Terra Labs, Do Kwon Settle SEC Fraud Case

Tentative settlement reportedly reached between the US SEC and Singapore's Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon

7 months ago

Mike Lynch Defends Himself At HP-Autonomy Trial In US

British founder of Autonomy defends himself in San Francisco federal courthouse against criminal fraud charges

7 months ago

Bitcoin ‘Creator’ Craig Wright Repeatedly Lied, Rules UK Judge

Damning ruling by British judge, after he rules that self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor lied 'repeatedly' to support his claim

7 months ago

Julian Assange Granted Right To Challenge US Extradiction Order

High Court rules Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the US, despite American assurances

7 months ago

FTX To Repay Creditors In Full, $11 Billion

Good news for creditors. CEO John Ray III says bankrupt crypto exchange FTX will be able to fully repay creditors…

8 months ago

Binance’s Changpeng Zhao Sentenced To Four Months In Prison

US judge sentences Binance founder, Changpeng Zhao, to four months in prison for ignoring money laundering on his platform

8 months ago

US SEC Seeks $5.3 Billion Fine From Terra’s Do Kwon

Financial regulator asks New York judge to impose $5.3 billion in fines against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon in civil…

8 months ago

US Provides Assurances For Julian Assange Extradition

As President Biden 'considers' request to drop Julian Assange extradition, US provides assurances to prevent last-ditch appeal

9 months ago

President Biden ‘Considering’ Request To Drop Julian Assange Charges

US prosecution against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange reportedly under review, President Joe Biden says Wednesday

9 months ago

Google Sues Alleged Crypto Scammers

Google sues two alleged scammers who uploaded 87 different fraudulent apps to Play Store to support romance fraud

9 months ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For $8bn Fraud

Dramatic downfall. Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for masterminding $8bn fraud that brought down FTX

9 months ago

Dutch PM Raises Cyber Espionage Case With China’s Xi

Beijing visit sees Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discuss cyber espionage incident with Chinese President Xi Jinping

9 months ago

Julian Assange Wins Temporary Reprieve For US Extradition Appeal

US assurances required. Julian Assange handed a slender reprieve in fight against his extradition to the United States

9 months ago

US Government, US States Sue Apple For Smartphone Monopoly

Apple accused of making it harder to switch phones, hampering innovation, and imposing costs on developers

9 months ago

Bankman-Fried Deserves Up To 50 Years In Jail, Prosecutors Say

Ahead of sentencing prosecutors argue ex-FTX boss Sam Bankman Fried deserves up to 50 years in jail, while his lawyers…

10 months ago

Former Google Chinese Staffer Charged With Stealing AI Secrets

US arrest software engineer for allegedly stealing AI tech from Google, while secretly working for two Chinese firms

10 months ago

OpenAI Issues Public Rebuttal To Elon Musk Lawsuit

Skewered? OpenAI seeks to dismiss them Elon Musk's lawsuit claims, countering his allegations with his own words within his own…

10 months ago

US SEC Investigates If OpenAI Investors Were Misled – Report

Financial regulator examines internal comms of CEO Sam Altman, after his shock firing for not being “consistently candid in communications”

10 months ago

Lawyer For Bankman-Fried Urges Judge Not To Impose 100-Year Sentence

Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asks US judge to reject 100-year recommended prison sentence for disgraced FTX co-founder

10 months ago

Terra’s Do Kwon To Miss Start Of SEC Trial In US

US lawyer for disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon admits his client will likely miss start of SEC fraud trial

10 months ago

Terra’s Do Kwon Should Be Extradited to US, Montenegro Court Rules

Court in Montenegro rules disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon should be extradited to US, not South Korea

10 months ago

Australian Parliament Calls For Return Of Julian Assange

Call for the UK and US to return Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who remains in Belmarsh prison amid US extradition…

11 months ago

Hewlett-Packard Tells Court It Lost $4 Billion From Autonomy Acquisition

HP tells London court that it is seeking $4 billion in damages from former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch and ex-CFO…

11 months ago

French Prosecutors Raid Huawei Office

Huawei says it is fully co-operating, after its French offices were searched last week as part of probe by financial…

11 months ago

UK Police Holding Bitcoin Worth £1.4 Billion – Report

One of the world’s largest asset seizures saw British police in 2018 seize four devices containing more than 61,000 bitcoin

11 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg Apologises To Parents At Senate Hearing

CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other platforms appear before Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss online protections for children

11 months ago

Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Refused Permission To Leave US, Again

US judge refuses to allow Binance founder Zhao to travel to UAE, despite pledge of $4.5 billion equity stake in…

11 months ago

Amazon Ring Halts Controversial Police Video-Sharing Program

Ring confirmed it is 'sunsetting' its Request for Assistance (RFA) tool that allowed police to request doorbell footage

11 months ago

Russian Citizen Sanctioned By US, UK, Australia Over Medibank Hack

Authorities in US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian Aleksandr Ermakov for his role in the cyberattack of Medibank

11 months ago

eBay Pays $3m Fine Over Harassment Campaign

E-commerce company eBay pays $3m fine after executives harassed Massachusetts couple, including posting them live insects and a funeral wreath

12 months ago