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Tether Worth $9M Tied to 'Pig Butchering' Scams Is Seized by U.S. DOJ

Tether said Monday it froze $225 million of its USDT stablecoin in light of DOJ investigations.

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Finance

Tether Freezes $225M Linked to Human Trafficking Syndicate Amid DOJ Investigation

The $225 million was related to the "pig butchering" scam.

Tether freezes $225 million worth of its stablecoin (Jorge Salvador/Unsplash)

Policy

'Bruno Brock', Founder of Oyster Pearl, Gets 4 Year Jail Term for Tax Evasion

Elmaani pleaded guilty in April 2023, agreeing that he caused a tax loss of over $5.5 million.

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Policy

U.S. Lawmakers Lummis, Hill Urge DOJ Decision on Charging Binance, Tether for Aiding Hamas

Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. French Hill have been notable advocates in Congress for reasonable regulation of crypto.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) is one of the lawmakers asking for more information after the SEC's X account was compromised on Tuesday. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering, Other Charges

Prosecutors allege that Storm and fellow developers Roman Semenov and Alexey Pertsev helped bad actors launder over $1 billion in stolen crypto.

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Planned Defense ‘Irrelevant’ Without More Details, Govt Says

Lawyers for the Department of Justice said in a Tuesday legal filing that Sam Bankman-Fried’s plan to argue his lawyers approved alleged fraud during his time at FTX should be struck down for being “irrelevant." "The Hash" panel discusses the FTX founder's defense strategy and the latest developments in Bankman-Fried’s case.

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Could FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Go to Jail Ahead of His Trial?

Sam Bankman-Fried's defense isn't denying that he shared former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison's diary with the New York Times, and therefore he should be "detained pending trial," according to the latest filing from the U.S. Department of Justice. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the legal road ahead for the disgraced FTX founder.

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Binance Could Face U.S. Fraud Charges, but Prosecutors Worry About Risk of Bank Run: Semafor

The price of bitcoin (BTC) and Binance's BNB token immediately fell following the report.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (Getty Images)

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DOJ Has ‘Extremely Thin’ Basis to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried Before Trial: Defense

Attorneys for Sam Bankman-Fried are pushing back against the DOJ’s motion to jail FTX founder ahead of his trial over allegations that Bankman-Fried has tampered with witnesses. CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De breaks down the defense team's arguments.

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FTX Saga Continues: Will Sam Bankman-Fried Go to Jail Before His October Trial?

Sam Bankman-Fried continues to be in the spotlight ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, as the DOJ aims to send the disgraced FTX founder to jail ahead of his court date, on allegations that he has repeatedly tried to influence witness testimony. Hermine Wong, former head of policy at Coinbase and current principal at herminewong.xyz, joins "The Hash" to discuss the latest developments in the FTX saga and outlook on the SEC's lawsuit against Coinbase.

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