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Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto ManipulationGotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation

Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation

Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to manipulating tokens' trading volume and price after extradition from Portugal

3 weeks ago
Romance Scams, AI Fuel Record Crypto Fraud Revenues In 2024Romance Scams, AI Fuel Record Crypto Fraud Revenues In 2024

Romance Scams, AI Fuel Record Crypto Fraud Revenues In 2024

Scammers take in record crypto revenues in 2024 driven by romance scams, generative AI, growing organisation, finds Chainalysis

2 months ago

DeepSeek Warns Of Scam Websites, Social Media Accounts

Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek warns fake social media accounts, websites being used to scam users, sell fraudulent cryptocurrencies

2 months ago
South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ RulingSouth Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ Ruling

South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ Ruling

After Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee's not guilty verdict this week, Korean prosecutors say they will appeal to Supreme Court

2 months ago
Do Kwon Pleads Not Guilty In US CourtDo Kwon Pleads Not Guilty In US Court

Do Kwon Pleads Not Guilty In US Court

After extradition to the United States, disgraced founder of Terraform Labs Do Kwon pleads not guilt to US fraud charges

3 months ago
FTX Executives See Prison Sentences Reduced – ReportFTX Executives See Prison Sentences Reduced – Report

FTX Executives See Prison Sentences Reduced – Report

Two executives involved in the notorious crypto fraud at FTX have reportedly had their prison sentences reduced

4 months ago
North Korean IT Workers ‘Made Millions’ From US CompaniesNorth Korean IT Workers ‘Made Millions’ From US Companies

North Korean IT Workers ‘Made Millions’ From US Companies

Group of North Korean IT workers made at least $88m from fraudulently obtained US IT jobs, extortion payments, officials say

4 months ago
FTX’s Caroline Ellison Begins Her Two Year Prison SentenceFTX’s Caroline Ellison Begins Her Two Year Prison Sentence

FTX’s Caroline Ellison Begins Her Two Year Prison Sentence

Star witness for the US prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has begun her two year prison sentence this week

5 months ago
FTX’s Caroline Ellison Sentenced To Two Years In PrisonFTX’s Caroline Ellison Sentenced To Two Years In Prison

FTX’s Caroline Ellison Sentenced To Two Years In Prison

Caroline Ellison, former girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, sentenced to two years in prison, despite testifying for prosecution in fraud trial

7 months ago
Former Girlfriend of FTX’s Bankman-Fried Seeks To Avoid PrisonFormer Girlfriend of FTX’s Bankman-Fried Seeks To Avoid Prison

Former Girlfriend of FTX’s Bankman-Fried Seeks To Avoid Prison

Ahead of her sentencing later this month, former cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison, asks judge to spare her from prison

7 months ago
Man Arrested After ‘Earning Millions’ From AI Music TracksMan Arrested After ‘Earning Millions’ From AI Music Tracks

Man Arrested After ‘Earning Millions’ From AI Music Tracks

US man allegedly earned more than $10m in royalties streaming hundreds of thousands of fake AI-generated music tracks to bots

7 months ago
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Charged For Allowing Criminal Activity On AppTelegram’s Pavel Durov Charged For Allowing Criminal Activity On App

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Charged For Allowing Criminal Activity On App

Consequences of no moderation? French authorities charge Pavel Durov over alleged criminal activities on platform

8 months ago
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Remains In Custody Amid InvestigationTelegram’s Pavel Durov Remains In Custody Amid Investigation

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Remains In Custody Amid Investigation

French authorities extend detention of Pavel Durov as investigation of fraud, organised crime, terrorism on platform continues

8 months ago
SEC Charges IRL Founder With Investor FraudSEC Charges IRL Founder With Investor Fraud

SEC Charges IRL Founder With Investor Fraud

US regulator says Abraham Shafi fraudulently raised millions for social media platform IRL while using investor funds for personal expenses

8 months ago
FBI Offers $5 Million Bounty For Fugitive ‘CryptoQueen’ Ruja IgnatovaFBI Offers $5 Million Bounty For Fugitive ‘CryptoQueen’ Ruja Ignatova

FBI Offers $5 Million Bounty For Fugitive ‘CryptoQueen’ Ruja Ignatova

US authorities place huge bounty on Ruja Ignatova, the former leader of OneCoin cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

10 months ago

Booking.com Warns Of AI-Fuelled 900 Percent Scam Surge

Travel scams rose up to 900 percent in 18 months as generative AI makes phishing sites harder to detect, Booking.com…

10 months ago

Mike Lynch Cleared In HP Autonomy Fraud Trial

Dr Mike Lynch has been cleared of all fraud charges in the US, over $11 billion sale of Autonomy to…

10 months ago

Prosecutors Say Lynch Behind Autonomy Fraud

Federal prosecutors argue former Autonomy chief Mike Lynch responsible for fraud, as case over disastrous HP acquisition nears end

11 months ago

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

11 months ago

Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced To Seven Years

Former Bankman-Fried top lieutenant Ryan Salame given longer sentence than prosecutors had asked for over role in FTX collapse

11 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

11 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…

12 months ago

Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals FTX Fraud Sentence Of 25 Years

Disgraced crypto billionaire and former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried appeals 25 prison sentence for masterminding huge fraud

1 year ago

Google Sues Alleged Crypto Scammers

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

1 year 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

1 year ago

Binance Executive Evades Nigerian Custody

One of two Binance executives arrested in Nigeria in February evades custody as government files formal tax-evasion charges against crypto…

1 year 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…

1 year 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

1 year ago

Crypto Firm Terraform Labs Files For Bankrupcy In US

Terraform Labs, company behind failed Luna and TerraUSD crypto tokens, files for bankruptcy as it faces legal charges in US…

1 year ago