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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is now in FBI custody and will appear in court "as soon as possible." Barhoma Law and Power Trial Lawyers founder Matthew Barhoma weighs in on Bankman-Fried's "sticky" situation, saying the move now is to prove his intentionality.

Dec 22, 2022

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is now in FBI custody facing both civil and criminal charges. Meanwhile, the SEC has charged former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang with defrauding FTX customers. Barhoma Law founder Matthew Barhoma discusses the latest legal considerations of FTX's bankruptcy and the potential road ahead.

Dec 22, 2022

Following another multi-million dollar attack, former FBI Special Agent Chris Tarbell, who co-founded investigative firm NAXO, points out that hackers are "opportunists." He adds that "the laws are slow in cybercrime." Plus, his take on FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried's proposal of capping hacker bounties at $5 million.

Oct 20, 2022

Mango Markets, the decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) which suffered an exploit earlier this month, will soon start refunding users for the $114 million lost. Chris Tarbell, former FBI special agent and current co-founder of investigative firm NAXO, discusses the latest developments and his outlook on regulation in the space. "We're going to see regulators step in, even if crypto doesn't want it," Tarbell said.

Oct 20, 2022

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly selling geolocation data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to Tech Inquiry’s research. Jack Paulson, the nonprofit’s executive director, discusses the key findings of his analysis, plus insights on Coinbase’s other government contracts with the IRS and FBI.

Jun 30, 2022

CoinDesk U.S. Regulatory Reporter Cheyenne Ligon discusses a recent arrest made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of 37-year-old Chester “Chet” Stojanovich for an alleged $1.8 million crypto-mining scam. Ligon explains the details of this case and the extent to which Stojanovich lied to his customers.

Apr 22, 2022

CoinDesk Deputy Business Editor Danny Nelson broke the story that the more than $600 million exploit of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network was orchestrated by North Korea’s elite “Lazarus” hacker group.

Apr 18, 2022

The FBI is launching the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), which will investigate ransomware and other crimes with tools including blockchain analysis. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the regulatory and industry implications of the details released so far.

Feb 18, 2022

A previously unreported FBI document obtained by Rolling Stone shows data on “private” messaging apps WhatsApp and iMessage can easily be monitored and harvested by the bureau. Could blockchain technology solve our growing privacy issue?

Nov 30, 2021

By Dan Ilett, Anna Baydakova, Danny Nelson, Benjamin Schiller, Danny BradburyNov 18, 2021