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New York Attorney General seeks digital currency whistleblowers ‘deceived’ by VASPs

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4 August, 2022

New York Attorney General seeks digital currency whistleblowers ‘deceived’ by VASPs

AG Letitia James called on any New Yorker deceived by a digital asset firm through withdrawal freezes, layoffs or bankruptcy...

New York AG targets Nexo and Celsius in digital currency lending purge

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Steve Kaaru

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20 October, 2021

New York AG targets Nexo and Celsius in digital currency lending purge

New York’s attorney general has joined Kentucky, New Jersey and Alabama authorities in launching an attack on digital currency lending...

Coinseed ordered to shut down and pay $3M in relief in win for NYAG

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Steve Kaaru

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14 September, 2021

Coinseed ordered to shut down and pay $3M in relief in win for NYAG

A New York court has ordered digital currency firm Coinseed to shut down, marking a win for the New York...

Tether desperately trying to stop NYAG probe results from going public

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Jordan Atkins

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31 August, 2021

Tether desperately trying to stop NYAG probe results from going public

The Office of the Attorney General received a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request at the end of June, demanding...

Coinseed shuts down following New York lawsuit as founder slams NYAG Letitia James

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Steve Kaaru

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11 June, 2021

Coinseed shuts down following New York lawsuit as founder slams NYAG Letitia James

Coinseed founder Delgerdalai Davaasambuu announced the shutdown this week, blaming all his firm’s woes on New York Attorney General Letitia...

Tether reaches new lows in quest to avoid being audited

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Jordan Atkins

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19 May, 2021

Tether reaches new lows in quest to avoid being audited

Never forget that Tether used to tell you that it was 100% backed by U.S. currency, and it was only...

NYAG asks court to stop spare change app Coinseed from trading user funds

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Steve Kaaru

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12 May, 2021

NYAG asks court to stop spare change app Coinseed from trading user funds

The New York Attorney General’s Office is accusing digital currency trading startup Coinseed of allegedly selling worthless tokens to investors.

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Jordan Atkins

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1 April, 2021

Tether is still lying to you

Tether is becoming an artisan at promising to provide an audit showing that its stablecoin is fully backed and then...

NY attorney general tells digital currency firms to ‘play by the rules’ or shut down

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Ed Drake

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3 March, 2021

NY attorney general tells digital currency firms to ‘play by the rules’ or shut down

In an alert aimed at New York investors, Attorney General James described the “extreme risk” of investing in digital currencies,...

Tether, Bitfinex prohibited from operating in New York, pays $18.5M settlement in NYAG case

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Jordan Atkins

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23 February, 2021

Tether, Bitfinex prohibited from operating in New York, pays $18.5M settlement in NYAG case

The NYAG statement is highly critical of Bitfinex and Tether, accusing them of “recklessly and unlawfully [covering up] massive financial...

SEC, NYAG crack down on trading app Coinseed over ‘worthless tokens’

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Steve Kaaru

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19 February, 2021

SEC, NYAG crack down on trading app Coinseed over ‘worthless tokens’

The firm, which operates a mobile application allowing users to trade digital currencies, sold its CSD tokens to investors, according...

Bitfinex supposedly repays $750M loan to Tether—why now?

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Jordan Atkins

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9 February, 2021

Bitfinex supposedly repays $750M loan to Tether—why now?

The loan was taken to cover for the loss of $850 million in co-mingled client and corporate funds caused by...

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