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Washington Townhome Tied to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Listed for $3.28 Million Amid Controversy and Bankruptcy

Washington Townhome Tied to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Listed for .28 Million Amid Controversy and BankruptcyA Washington, D.C., townhome tied to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been listed on the market for roughly $3.28 million. The property was purchased by Bankman-Fried’s brother’s nonprofit, Guarding Against Pandemics, for the same price it is selling for today. FTX Co-Founder’s Luxury Property Suspected to Have Been Used for Wining and Dining Political Elite […]

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New FTX CEO Discusses Possibility of Rebooting Defunct Crypto Exchange in First Interview Since Taking Over

New FTX CEO Discusses Possibility of Rebooting Defunct Crypto Exchange in First Interview Since Taking OverFollowing recent disclosure that FTX debtors and bankruptcy administrators located $5.5 billion in liquid assets, the new FTX CEO John J. Ray III discussed the business in his first interview since taking over the exchange’s restructuring process. Ray detailed during the interview that he is open to the possibility of reviving the now-defunct digital currency […]

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Bitzlato Exchange Busted as US Deals ‘Blow to Crypto Crime,’ Arrests Owner

Bitzlato Exchange Busted as US Deals ‘Blow to Crypto Crime,’ Arrests OwnerCryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, better known to the Russian-speaking segment of the market, has been taken down as part of an “international cryptocurrency enforcement action,” the U.S. Justice Department announced. The Russian owner of the platform has been arrested for his role in the alleged transmission of illicit money. Bitzlato claimed it was hacked. US, France […]

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Wyre Announces Modification of Withdrawal Policy, Pushing Topps to Temporarily Suspend NFT Marketplace Transactions

Wyre Announces Modification of Withdrawal Policy, Pushing Topps to Temporarily Suspend NFT Marketplace TransactionsFollowing reports that the crypto payments firm Wyre was shutting down operations, CEO Ioannis Giannaros offered a contradicting story, stating that the firm was merely “scaling back.” Wyre has now announced that it is “modifying” its withdrawal policy, citing the crypto industry downturn and the “macroeconomic climate” as factors that have affected the company. On […]

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Report: Federal Prosecutors in New York Probe Digital Currency Group and Subsidiary Genesis

Report: Federal Prosecutors in New York Probe Digital Currency Group and Subsidiary GenesisFollowing accusations from Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss in an open letter to Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert, a report citing “people familiar with the matter” states that federal prosecutors from New York are scrutinizing transfers between Digital Currency Group and its subsidiary, Genesis Global Capital. Report Claims Digital Currency Group, Genesis Global Capital Allegedly […]

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Unreported Transactions Linked to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Revealed by Onchain Investigation

Unreported Transactions Linked to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Revealed by Onchain InvestigationAccording to onchain research, wallets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, transferred a significant number of previously unreported transactions across various blockchains. The transfers were discovered by Conor Grogan, a director at Coinbase, and while most of the transactions took place on Dec. 28, there was some recent activity in the first […]

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Onecoin Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges in US

Onecoin Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges in USKarl Sebastian Greenwood, a co-founder and operator of Onecoin, has pled guilty to his part in building the notorious crypto pyramid. The fake cryptocurrency’s “global master distributor” has been in custody since 2018 when he was arrested in Thailand and extradited to the United States. Cryptoqueen’s Partner at Onecoin Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Co-founder […]

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Another Member of Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAE

Another Member of Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAELaw enforcement authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained a top Finiko representative, sought for his role in the crypto Ponzi scheme which defrauded thousands of investors around the world. This is the second arrest in the Gulf state of a high-ranking member of the pyramid announced in the past month. Finiko Fraudster Caught […]

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Crypto Exchange FTX Fires 3 Top Executives, Report Reveals

Crypto Exchange FTX Fires 3 Top Executives, Report RevealsThree high-ranking executives of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX have reportedly been dismissed. Among them is one of the co-founders of what was one of the industry’s largest trading platforms, which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. court system. 3 Members of FTX Management Lose Their Jobs, Spokesperson Quoted Troubled cryptocurrency exchange FTX has […]

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