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Pastor ran crypto scam preying on congregation, CFTC sues
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action against Washington State pastor Francier Obando Pinillo…
Cardano founder renews call for ‘verified tweets’ after social media hack
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of the Cardano network, has renewed his call to integrate “verified tweets” on social…
Australia intensifies crypto ATM oversight to curb money laundering risks
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) has intensified efforts to enforce Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing…
UK-based scammer stole $650k in 12 months
Crypto sleuth ZachXBT has exposed a British-based scammer responsible for $650,000 worth of crypto theft in the past…
FBI charges Zort founder with bribing LA sheriffs to extort victims
Adam Iza, founder of crypto trading platform Zort, has been charged with bribing officials of the Los Angeles…
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao released from prison
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao has been released from prison two days early after a four-month…
Judge rules Tornado Cash co-founder will face trial for money laundering
Roman Storm will face trial on Dec. 2 for alleged money laundering via Tornado Cash. The judge rejected…
Mango Markets settles with SEC, agrees to destroy MNGO tokens
The SEC has charged Mango DAO and Blockworks Foundation with the unregistered sale of ‘MNGO’ tokens and unregistered…
SBF and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are sharing a jail unit: report
Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto executive, are now sharing the same jail housing unit…
Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years for role in FTX crypto fraud
Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has been sentenced to two years in prison by District Judge…