Justice

Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Bribing Chinese Officials

New US indictment alleges FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried paid over $40 million to bribe at least one official in China

2 years ago

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Arrested In Montenegro

Interpol confirms Do Kwon arrested after six months on the run, after spectacular demise of TerraUSD cryptocurrency

2 years ago

Key Takeaways From TikTok’s CEO Grilling In US Congress

Torrid time for TikTok CEO, as Shou Zi Chew endured brutal questioning by US lawmakers over national security concerns

2 years ago

FTX Agrees Deal To Recover $400m From Hedge Fund

New management of failed crypto exchange FTX announce deal to recover more $400 million from a Bahamas-based hedge fund

2 years ago

SEC Charges Celebrities Over Cryptocurrency Endorsements

Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and other celebrities charged by the US financial watchdog over cryptocurrency endorsements

2 years ago

Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase

US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

2 years ago

China Chip Boss Targeted By Anti-Graft Probe

Chinese authorities target Zhao Weiguo, former chairman of chip giant Tsinghua Unigroup, for corruption probe amidst industry struggles

2 years ago

Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Received $2.2 Billion From FTX Entities

Filings from bankrupt FTX show it made transfers of about $2.2 billion to company founder Sam Bankman-Fried

2 years ago

Autonomy’s Mike Lynch Fights US Extradition Attempt

Co-founder and former CEO of Autonomy Dr Mike Lynch asks High Court in London to block his extradition to the…

2 years ago

Vodafone, Three Near Final Merger Agreement – Report

UK merger between Vodafone and Three could be announced this month, as both work to address potential antitrust issues

2 years ago

UK Extends Time To Review Apple’s App Store Monopoly

British competition regulator, the CMA, extends deadline for its investigation into Apple's App Store policies

2 years ago

Lawyers For FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Hint At Trial Delay

Legal team for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried suggest they may need more time to prepare legal defence of their…

2 years ago

Ericsson Pleads Guilty Over Bribery Charges, Axes 8,500 Jobs

Thousands of staff impacted by headcount reduction, as giant telecoms giant pleads guilty to US bribery charges

2 years ago

Former FTX Engineer Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges

Former engineering director of collapsed cryptocurrency firm FTX has pleaded guilty to six criminal charges, including fraud

2 years ago

Elon Musk Overstated Tesla Autopilot New Lawsuit Alleges

Elon Musk is being sued again as Tesla shareholders accuse the CEO of overstating self-driving tech and defrauding investors

2 years ago

DoJ Alleges Google Deleted Evidence In Antitrust Case

Serious allegation of misconduct made against Google by US Department of Justice, in its antitrust case against the firm

2 years ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Hit With Four More Charges

Four new criminal charges leveled at FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried concerning illegal political donations and bank fraud

2 years ago

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Charged By US SEC

Do Kwon, co-founder of the failed TerraUSD cryptocurrency, has been charged by US authorities with fraud, after months on the…

2 years ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Bond Backers Revealed

As Sam Bankman-Fried faces questions over his use of a VPN, the identity of the $250 million bond guarantors are…

2 years ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Ordered Back To Court, After VPN Use

Federal judge unhappy that FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried used virtual private network (VPN) whilst under house arrest

2 years ago

UK Sanctions Seven Russian Ransomware Cyber Criminals

Seven Russian nationals sanctioned by the UK and United States, in the first wave of co-ordinated action against ransomware attacks

2 years ago

US Seizes Servers Of Prolific Ransomware Gang Hive

FBI has hacked the hackers, after it “covertly infiltrated Hive Network, thwarting over $130m in ransom demands”

2 years ago

US DoJ Sues Google Over Online Ad Domination

US DoJ, plus eight US states, sue Alphabet's Google for its dominance in online advertising market, amid calls for it…

2 years ago

Feds Arrest Russian Founder Of Crypto Exchange Bitzlato

Bitzlato crypto exchange founder arrested in US for money laundering, and charged with $700m financial crimes

2 years ago

Elon Musk ‘Lied’ With Tesla Privatisation Tweet, Alleges Attorney

Trial begins in San Francisco between Elon Musk and Tesla shareholders over his controversial “privatisation” tweet in 2018

2 years ago

Twitter Offers Free Adverts To Major Brands – Report

Elon Musk's plan to turn around collapse in Twitter ad revenues reportedly sees platform offering free ads to existing advertising…

2 years ago

Ericsson Provision Filing Hints At Smaller Fine Over Iraq Conduct

Swedish telecoms giant sets aside $220m for a potential fine, amid US investigation into Ericsson’s conduct in Iraq in 2019

2 years ago

FTX Recovers $5bn In ‘Liquid’ Assets

Potential good news for customers, as lawyers for FTX say at least $5 billion of liquid assets have been recovered

2 years ago

Court Rules Celsius Network Owns Customer Crypto Assets

Legal setback for customers of bankrupt Celsius Network, after US judges rules firm owns most of the deposited cryptocurrency

2 years ago