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Craig Wright Referred to UK Prosecutors for Consideration of Perjury Charges

Judge James Mellor also approved injunctions that prevent Wright from taking others to court again under the guise he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1  (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

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Binance Executive's Health Deteriorates in Jail as Nigeria Money-Laundering Trial Proceeds

The first Securities and Exchange Commission witness has been cross-examined and the money laundering trial adjourned till July 5.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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Hydrogen Technology Execs Jailed for HYDRO Price Manipulation

CEO Michael Kane and Shane Hampton, head of financial engineering, were sentenced to a total of more than six years in prison.

Department of Justice (Shutterstock)

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FTX Victims View Bankruptcy Process as 'Second Act of Theft,' File to Recover $8B in Forfeited Assets

Attorneys for the victims said the bankruptcy process has left FTX customers feeling "aggrieved and robbed."

FTX logo (Adobe Firefly)

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Nigeria Drops Tax Charges Against Binance Executives

The executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are still named in a money-laundering case.

Tigran Gambaryan, Binance's head of crime compliance, is one of two executives detained in Nigeria. (Shutterstock/Consensus)

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Australian Regulator Scolded Over 'Misleading' Release, Must Pay Costs as Block Earner Avoids Penalty

Block Earner doesn't need to pay a penalty because it acted honestly in seeking to engage with government over regulation of crypto-related products and services.

Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

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Terraform, Do Kwon Agree in Principle to Settle Fraud Case With SEC: Court Filing

Do Kwon is currently out on bail in Montenegro, awaiting extradition to either the U.S. or South Korea.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

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BitGo’s $100M Suit Against Galaxy Digital Can Proceed, Delaware Supreme Court Rules

The Delaware Supreme Court’s ruling overturns a decision from a lower court to dismiss the lawsuit last year.

CEO of BitGo Mike Belshe in a chair on-stage at Consensus 2023

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Coinbase Slugs It Out With U.S. SEC in Effort to Get Key Crypto Question Answered

The exchange filed another response in court in its ongoing request to appeal a single legal point at the heart of the industry's dispute with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

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Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Appeals Guilty Verdict

Pertsev was found guilty of money laundering on Tuesday by a Dutch judge.

Free Alex Pertsev poster spotted outside the courthouse (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)