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Bitcoin Exchange Operator Given 16-Month Prison Sentence

Coin.mx operator Yuri Lebedev has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, according to a new report.

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Josh Garza's Sentencing Could Be Pushed Back to Next Year

Convicted cryptocurrency executive Josh Garza may see his sentencing for wire fraud postponed until next year, court records show.

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Arrested Hacker Claims $30 Million Bitcoin Theft – But Offers Little Proof

A Pennsylvania resident is claiming to have stolen millions in bitcoin, though he's offered police little in the way of evidence.

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GAW Miners CEO 'Will Plead Guilty' to Wire Fraud Charge

The former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency mining company GAW Miners is likely to plead guilty to a federal wire fraud charge later this week.

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Federal Judge Rules Bitcoin is Money in US Trial

A federal judge in New York has ruled that bitcoin constitutes a form of money.

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