Reports from the courtroom suggested that prosecutors would offer a deal for Eric Council Jr., who allegedly helped compromise the SEC’s X account.
After pleading guilty to six felony charges in February 2023 after FTX’s collapse, the former engineering director could face years in prison.
Prosecutors asked Judge Lewis Kaplan to consider Nishad Singh’s “substantial assistance” to the government in its case against Sam Bankman-Fried at sentencing.
The former Alameda Research CEO’s lawyers have requested time served, and prosecutors seemed flattering in their sentencing memo, but what will Judge Lewis Kaplan say on Sept. 24?
Michelle Bond was free on a $1 million bond and restricted from traveling outside the continental US, while her partner Ryan Salame is expected to report to prison on Oct. 11.
Though there was seemingly no evidence connecting them to his crypto policies, Gary Gensler has been subject to violent threats from individuals since at least 2022.
Detained in Nigeria for more than six months and with reported health problems, Tigran Gambaryan awaits a judge’s decision following another bail application.
Sam Bankman-Fried faces 25 years behind bars, while the fate of four others indicted in the case has largely yet to be determined.
Telegram has reportedly failed to improve moderation and issue a resolution over illicit content distribution after several requests from Indonesia.
After his arrest on Aug. 24, French prosecutors said they had indicted Pavel Durov with criminal charges related to his role at Telegram.
Binance CEO Richard Teng and family members have called for action, claiming Tigran Gambaryan has been unjustly detained in Nigeria since February.
The “Cryptoqueen” has not been seen since 2017, as investigative authorities worldwide continue to seek information on her whereabouts.
On July 22, two of the five individuals who allegedly stole $8.4 million from investors between 2017 and 2021 by promoting Forcount pleaded guilty.
Bulgaria’s Acting Prosecutor General said Ruja Ignatova would be charged in absentia, while the FBI listed a $5 million reward for the OneCoin founder.
A federal judge in Florida recognized the HYDRO token as an investment contract qualifying as a security under SEC guidelines.
In April 2022, a judge sentenced Virgil Griffith to 63 months in prison for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea.
Digital asset regulation and policy were at the center of discussion for many panels at the crypto event when news of Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions broke.
The former FTX CEO spent roughly a week at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City, with many speculating authorities planned to send him to a California prison.
Since his arrest in March 2023, Do Kwon has been in Montenegro. He could be extradited to either his native South Korea or the United States to face fraud charges.
The former FTX CEO has been housed in a cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since a judge revoked his bail in August 2023.
The conviction of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev reinforces a very broad interpretation of criminal liability, which has major repercussions for blockchain.
U.S. authorities indicted former Digitex CEO Adam Todd in February for failure to implement and maintain an effective Anti-Money Laundering program at the exchange.
A judge in Nigeria reportedly adjourned proceedings in a case against Binance and two executives until May 17 to allow lawyers to review certain documents.
One former CEO went to trial and maintained his innocence, one admitted fault and turned himself in.
Court documents allege that EISENBERG possessed sexually explicit images of minors on his electronic devices, including images of prepubescent minors and minors who had not attained 12 years of age.
According to the prosecutors, the scale of losses justifies the sentence recommendation.
The question of the Terraform co-founder’s extradition to either the U.S. or South Korea has been bouncing between lower and higher courts in Montenegro for months.
The question of Tigran Gambaryan’s bail in Nigeria was expected to be addressed in an April 22 hearing, which has reportedly been pushed back to May 17.
Judge Edgardo Ramos determined that Mark Scott was not “likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community if allowed to remain on bail.”
Avi Eisenberg could face up to 20 years in prison after a conviction of wire fraud, commodities fraud and commodities manipulation related to a $110 million Mango Markets exploit.