crypto fraud

Crypto Winter Didn’t Chill Fraudsters Ability to Score $20 Billion in 2022
Crypto Winter Didn’t Chill Fraudsters Ability to Score $20 Billion in 2022
March 06, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Even the criminals have felt the chill of the crypto winter. Kim Grauer, director of research at Chainalysis, told PYMNTS that the state of crypto-related...

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FTX Crypto Execs Plead Guilty, Flip on Founder, Look for Leniency
FTX Crypto Execs Plead Guilty, Flip on Founder, Look for Leniency
December 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is cooperating with authorities in the FTX crypto case. That’s according to a recently unsealed plea agreement showing the 28-year-old hedge funder...

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NY Man Admits Guilt in $2M Crypto Mining Fraud
NY Man Admits Guilt in $2M Crypto Mining Fraud
November 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A man has pleaded guilty to defrauding customers who bought cryptocurrency-mining products and services.  Chester J. “Chet” Stojanovich pleaded guilty Tuesday (Nov. 29) to wire...

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DOJ Charges 2 in $575M Crypto Mining Scam
DOJ Charges 2 in $575M Crypto Mining Scam
November 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

An already edgey cryptocurrency market was given additional cause for fear Monday following reports that two Estonian nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement...

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Nasdaq to Launch Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Investors
Nasdaq to Launch Crypto Custody Service for Institutional Investors
September 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nasdaq has announced a new business, Nasdaq Digital Assets, which will promote institutional participation in digital assets, a press release said Tuesday (Sept. 20). This...

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Nicholas Quaid, Who Helped Develop Crypto Legislation, Leaves DOJ
Nicholas Quaid, Who Helped Develop Crypto Legislation, Leaves DOJ
September 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nicholas Quaid, who helped develop the regime surrounding crypto crime legislation, is leaving the Department of Justice, Coindesk wrote. Quaid will depart his current role...

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Israel Central Bank Says DeFi Smart Contracts May Need Oversight
Israel Central Bank Says DeFi Smart Contracts May Need Oversight
June 20, 2022  |  Blockchain

A report Monday (June 20) from Israel’s central bank suggested that decentralized finance (DeFi) smart contracts may require oversight to prevent “malicious” acts, Bloomberg wrote....

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Five At Five: Amazon Is Making It Big In B2B
Five At Five: Amazon Is Making It Big In B2B
September 12, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the day’s top payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a look at how Amazon...

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