Investigation


Policy

U.S. DOJ Was Investigating Signature Bank's Work With Crypto Clients: Bloomberg

Prosecutors were looking at the crypto-friendly bank before regulators seized it, people familiar told Bloomberg.

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Policy

Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Is Being Investigated by New York Regulator

The scope of the crypto-related investigation is not yet clear.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Kraken Facing SEC Probe, Settlement Could Come Soon: Bloomberg

The U.S. regulator is in the late stages of an investigation into the company's possible sale of unregistered securities, according to the report.

Consensus 2018 Sponsor branding kraken (CoinDesk)

Policy

Silvergate Stock Tanks on Report of DOJ Probe Tied to FTX, Alameda Dealings

Shares of the crypto bank were falling almost 30% following the publication of a Bloomberg article Thursday.

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Finance

UK Man Sentenced to 4-1/2 Years in Jail for Stealing $2.5M in Crypto

Wybbo Wirsma, a Dutch native who lived in the U.K., was under investigation for five years before pleading guilty in an Oxford court on Thursday.

Wybo Wiersma (serocu.police.uk)

Finance

Crypto Lender Nexo Targeted in Bulgaria Probe Into Alleged Money Laundering, Tax Violations

Authorities say they have evidence a Nexo user has been officially declared a terrorist financer.

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Policy

Crypto Exchange Operator Bithumb Investigated by South Korean Tax Authorities: Report

The former chairman of Bithumb Holdings, which operates a crypto exchange in the country, was recently acquitted of fraud charges.

Bithumb is one of South Korea's largest crypto exchanges (Shutterstock)

Finance

FTX Former Engineering Chief Nishad Singh Looking for Deal From Feds: Report

Singh may hold information key to showing how Sam Bankman-Fried violated numerous federal campaign finance laws.

Nishad Singh (LinkedIn)

Finance

US Investigators Subpoena Hedge Funds in Binance Money-Laundering Probe: Report

Authorities have not brought charges against the company, which has faced intense scrutiny following competitor FTX's collapse, the Washington Post reported.

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Policy

SEC Investigating FTX Investors’ Due Diligence: Reuters

The securities regulator is looking at whether financiers did their homework before investing in a crypto exchange that has since been accused of sloppy governance.

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is escorted out of the Magistrate's Court on Dec. 21, 2022 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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