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Celsius ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky’s home, assets frozen amid ongoing legal battles

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8 September, 2023

Celsius ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky’s home, assets frozen amid ongoing legal battles

A U.S. District Court has ordered Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky's assets to be "restrained" as he deals with multiple criminal...

Tether’s alleged T-bill stash could prove its Achilles heel when DoJ pounces

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Steven Stradbrooke

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6 September, 2023

Tether’s alleged T-bill stash could prove its Achilles heel when DoJ pounces

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino declared that Tether's "exposure in" T-bills has hit $72.5 billion, up from a mere $55.8 billion...

Exclude all Sam Bankman-Fried’s expert witnesses, DOJ asks court

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James Field

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29 August, 2023

Exclude all Sam Bankman-Fried’s expert witnesses, DOJ asks court

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New...

Tornado Cash founders charged in $1 billion money laundering scheme, including for North Korea

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James Field

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29 August, 2023

Tornado Cash founders charged in $1 billion money laundering scheme, including for North Korea

The two co-founders of the Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with money laundering...

Binance tempts fate by helping Russia dodge economic sanctions

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Steven Stradbrooke

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24 August, 2023

Binance tempts fate by helping Russia dodge economic sanctions

Binance remains a key conduit for Russian entities looking to convert rubles into digital assets that can then be exchanged...

Sam Bankman-Fried takes his prison pills, Ryan Salame takes the fifth

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Steven Stradbrooke

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15 August, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried takes his prison pills, Ryan Salame takes the fifth

The U.S. prosecutors filed another superseding indictment accusing SBF of stealing “billions of dollars” from FTX customers while Salame invoked...

University of the Philippines to launch AI regulations framework targeting privacy, employment issues

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Wahid Pessarlay

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11 August, 2023

University of the Philippines to launch AI regulations framework targeting privacy, employment issues

With the massive AI adoption, the University of the Philippines leads the AI ethics discourse to promote responsible use, deepfake...

New York couple pleads guilty to the $4.5B Bitfinex hack

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Steve Kaaru

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8 August, 2023

New York couple pleads guilty to the $4.5B Bitfinex hack

Ilya Lichtenstein faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars for conspiracy to commit money laundering, while his wife faces...

India’s Supreme Court calls out absence of clear digital currency rules: report

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Wahid Pessarlay

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4 August, 2023

India’s Supreme Court calls out absence of clear digital currency rules: report

Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta, justices of the Supreme Court of India, have instructed the country’s legislative body to create...

TrustTech Movement of Digital Pilipinas, BPI receives solid support from government

Press Releases

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3 August, 2023

TrustTech Movement of Digital Pilipinas, BPI receives solid support from government

Digital Pilipinas allies with BPI, with support from state-backed agencies, to create a platform to address the issue of cybercrime...

War on cryptocurrency crimes continues: DOJ merges teams to intensify crackdowns

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Gavin Lucas

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27 July, 2023

War on cryptocurrency crimes continues: DOJ merges teams to intensify crackdowns

The U.S. Department of Justice’s move with the CCIPS and NCET is set to double the number of criminal division...

Who might face sanctions after Bitzlato?

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Guest Contributor

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19 July, 2023

Who might face sanctions after Bitzlato?

Data compiled by the Global Ledger team shows five exchanges have similar exposure to Hydra and continue to process transactions...

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