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Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey has speculated that the U.S. Department of Justice might be rapidly conducting Silk Road BTC liquidations. In a Mar. 10 post on X, Bailey suggested that Silk Road liquidations could be happening despite U.S. President…
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Crypto security expert Michael Lewellen has sued the U.S. Department of Justice for its “flawed and unjust” approach to blockchain code development.
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U.S. prosecutors have requested court approval to return nearly $10 billion in Bitcoin recovered from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. According to a court filing, federal prosecutors plan to remit 80% of the 119,754 Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from the Bitfinex crypto…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted three Russian nationals for operating sanctioned crypto mixers allegedly tapped by North Korean criminals.
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The U.S. government approved the sale of 69,370 BTC seized from the Silk Road marketplace less than two weeks before Trump’s inauguration. How did it become possible? Will the sale actually take place? How does the community react to the…
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The U.S. Department of Justice is set to reimburse victims of a wire fraud scheme, aided by the tripling value of Bitcoin since the cryptocurrency was seized. The scheme, which targeted real estate transactions, resulted in millions of dollars in…
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Frank Richard Ahlgren III, an early Bitcoin investor from Texas, has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax fraud. According to the Department of Justice, Ahlgren underreported $3.7 million in Bitcoin (BTC) capital gains on his 2017 tax…
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Polymarket was named the subject of a DOJ investigation over whether the predictions market allowed U.S. users on its platform.
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What happens when hacked crypto gets hacked again? How did the Bitfinex funds the government secured find their way back into the blockchain maze? Here we go again… In a surprising turn of events, a U.S. government-controlled crypto wallet holding…
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The United States Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission urged the Supreme Court to proceed with the Nvidia securities fraud lawsuit. In an Oct. 2 amicus brief document, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar and SEC senior lawyer Theodore…
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Evan Frederick Light, 21, faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison after stealing $37 million worth of crypto from an investment holdings company located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The U.S Department of Justice stated in a press…
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Tech giant Nvidia set a record by losing more than $280 billion in market capitalization in a single day. What caused the dramatic collapse? According to Bloomberg, the U.S. Department of Justice has issued subpoenas to Nvidia and several other…
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Binance will reportedly increase its workforce by at least 1,000 new employees by the end of 2024, with 20% going to compliance roles. Richard Teng, who took over the running of Binance in late 2023 as the exchange’s new chief…
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Bitcache and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, is determined to resist extradition to the U.S., claiming political persecution and vowing to stay in New Zealand. German-Finnish internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, known for his controversial political views, now faces a new challenge…
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Bill Guan, the chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, a far-right international media company, is accused of taking part in a multi-million crypto laundering scheme. U.S. federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Jun. 3, charging Weidong “Bill” Guan, the…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has arrested two brothers concerning the theft of $25 million in cryptocurrency.
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