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U.S. Law Enforcement Seizes $31M in Crypto Tied to Uranium Finance Hack

Hackers made off with approximately $50 million when the automated market maker was exploited in 2021.

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Private Jets, Political Cash Among $1B in Sam Bankman-Fried's Forfeited Assets: Court

A federal court confirmed the final tally of SBF assets the government staked a claim to, including $606 million in Robinhood stock sales and two private jets.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton, modified by CoinDesk)

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Pump.Fun Hit With Proposed Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Securities Violations

The suit alleges that Pump.fun has made nearly $500 million in fees from helping users generate memecoins.

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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."

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U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam

Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.

Oklahoma's new laws protect Oklahomans’ right to self-custody their crypto and prevent the state and local governments from banning crypto mining (Unsplash)

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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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Google Takes Legal Action Against Alleged Crypto Scammers for Uploading Fraudulent Apps

The defendants are said to have committed hundreds of acts of wire fraud, "causing harm to Google and at least approximately 100,000 Google users."

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Coinbase and SEC Dig in With U.S. Judge on Whether Securities Law Applies to Listings

The federal judge must now weigh what a Coinbase lawyer characterized as "a pure question of law," and her answer could have big consequences on the crypto sector.

Coinbase CEO Brian Amstrong and SEC Chair Gary Gensler

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