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Opinion

Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison

He did incalculable harm, but arguing for a sentence longer than 25 years is unfair to the man and the industry he once represented.

(CoinDesk)

Policy

Guilty Verdict for Woman Accused of Laundering Bitcoin Tied to Alleged $6B China Fraud: Bloomberg

Police in the U.K. seized over 1.7 billion pounds ($2.2 billion) worth of related bitcoin in 2018.

Police, crime (geralt/Pixabay)

Opinion

Craig Wright Was Finally Called Out in Court and Hodlonaut Is Celebrating

“It hasn't always been easy, but I'm very happy that I stood my ground,” says Hodlonaut of his long legal fight with Craig Wright, who claimed, falsely, to be Satoshi Nakamoto.

Craig Wright sued Hodlonaut in Norway.(Trevor Jones for CoinDesk)

Videos

Over $67M in Crypto Lost to Hacks and Exploits in February: Immunefi Report

The crypto industry saw just over $67 million lost to hacks and fraud in February across 12 incidents, according to data from Web3 bug bounty platform Immunefi. DeFi continues to be the main target for exploits, with crypto gaming platform PlayDapp losing $32 million and decentralized crypto exchange Fixedfloat losing $26 million. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents the "The Chart of the Day."

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Policy

DCG Calls Out Subsidiary Genesis' Settlement With New York as 'Subversive'

DCG filed an objection in bankruptcy court to the deal its own subsidiary secured to end the New York attorney general's investigation of fraud and money laundering controls.

Barry Silbert. CEO & Founder Digital Currency Group (DCG)

Opinion

Time to End Craig Wright’s Harassment Campaign Against Bitcoin Devs

Craig Wright has repeatedly litigated anyone questioning his claim to be Satoshi, harming numerous people in crypto in the process. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance aims to put a stop to this as its case comes to court Feb. 5.

Still from Craig Wright's testimony on day three of the Hodlonaut vs. Craig Wright trial on Sept. 14, 2022. (Bitcoin Magazine/YouTube)

Opinion

When Is a Ponzi a Ponzi?

U.S. authorities indicted the operators of HyperVerse, an alleged $1.8 billion “Ponzi scheme.” There’s a fine line between a “fraudulent investment scheme” and many crypto projects, it seems.

HyperVerse's promoters paid an actor to pose as CEO, according to court documents. (HyperVerse on YouTube)

Finance

KPMG Canada Teams Up With Chainalysis to Fight Crypto Frauds and Exploits

The duo will help companies adhere to crypto regulations and advance anti-money laundering compliance programs.

KPMG Building. Credit: Shutterstock

Opinion

We've Seen the FTX Collapse Before

There are overwhelming similarities between the FTX and MF Global bankruptcies — and one big difference.

Jon Corzine and Sam Bankman-Fried were both politically-connected business leads who lost over $1 billion in customer funds, though their different outcomes shows that regulation does not always achieve what is promised. (Wikimedia Commons/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Unraveling the Dark Side of Crypto

Terrorist financing expert Evan Kohlmann argues on-chain intelligence-gathering should not be relegated to telling us only after the fact about avoidable risks.

Cloudburst CEO Evan Kohlmann argues current investigatory techniques may be over-reliant on blockchain data, (Evan Kohlmann, modified by CoinDesk)