Fraud

The SEC has charged two companies with defrauding investors of over $130 million through a crypto Ponzi-like scheme.

The alleged fraudster tried to run away with nearly 62,000 bitcoins.

Federal prosecutors charged two Eastern European nationals with operating AudiA6, a cryptocurrency mixing service and cybercrime platform that allegedly laundered nearly $400 million in bitcoin.

John Daghita, a U.S. government contractor accused of stealing more than $46 million in crypto from the U.S., was arrested last night.

Caroline Ellison, ex-co-CEO of Alameda Research, is set for federal release today after serving about 440 days of a two-year sentence.

A Chinese national charged with laundering bitcoin connected to a multi-billion-pound fraud admitted guilt on the opening day of her trial at Southwark Crown Court in London.

Detractors claim Bitcoin to be a Ponzi scheme. A history of such schemes shows this to be untrue. Yet, paradoxically, Bitcoin is being used to perpetuate the largest Ponzi scheme in history. The second report in the "FUD Fighters" series powered by HIVE Digital Technologies LTD.

Bankman-Fried’s charges have been expanded in the latest indictment brought forth by federal prosecutors.

Bahamian authorities have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and ex-CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, after the U.S. filed criminal charges.

Modern day alchemy, unsurprisingly, failed. A deep dive into FTX and the events leading to the collapse of the now notorious crypto exchange.