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Alleged crypto scam boss linked to $15 billion bitcoin haul deported to China after Cambodia arrest

Alleged crypto scam boss linked to $15 billion bitcoin haul deported to China after Cambodia arrest

January 7, 2026, 12:32PM EST • Regulation
Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein says he is being released early as part of 'Trump's First Step Act'

Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein says he is being released early as part of 'Trump's First Step Act'

January 2, 2026, 12:28PM EST • Regulation
SEC charges $14 million crypto investment scam targeting social media users

SEC charges $14 million crypto investment scam targeting social media users

December 23, 2025, 11:58PM EST • Regulation
Crypto ponzi scheme IcomTech's senior promoter sentenced to six years in prison

Crypto ponzi scheme IcomTech's senior promoter sentenced to six years in prison

December 19, 2025, 4:08AM EST • Regulation
SEC charges bitcoin mining firm VBit CEO involving $48.5 million misappropriated in bogus investment deals

SEC charges bitcoin mining firm VBit CEO involving $48.5 million misappropriated in bogus investment deals

December 18, 2025, 9:53AM EST • Regulation
'Bitcoin Rodney' faces decades in prison as feds add wire fraud to HyperFund charges

'Bitcoin Rodney' faces decades in prison as feds add wire fraud to HyperFund charges

December 13, 2025, 4:51PM EST • Regulation
Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over $40 billion Terra-Luna collapse: Inner City Press

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over $40 billion Terra-Luna collapse: Inner City Press

December 11, 2025, 5:01PM EST • Regulation
22-year-old pleads guilty to money laundering for $263 million crypto syndicate

22-year-old pleads guilty to money laundering for $263 million crypto syndicate

December 8, 2025, 8:47PM EST • Regulation
Binance post confirming insider trading sends 'year of the yellow fruit' meme token even higher

Binance post confirming insider trading sends 'year of the yellow fruit' meme token even higher

December 8, 2025, 11:38AM EST • Markets
US prosecutors push for 12-year prison sentence for Terraform co-founder Do Kwon's role in $40 billion collapse

US prosecutors push for 12-year prison sentence for Terraform co-founder Do Kwon's role in $40 billion collapse

December 5, 2025, 11:34AM EST • Regulation
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