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Opinion

How the Feds Are Prosecuting NFT Insider Trading Scheme as Wire Fraud – and Why That Matters

The Justice Department could use the case as a model to police market manipulation for other assets. Regulators are watching.

By David Axelrod, Andrew N. D'AversaJun 10, 2022

The Southern District of New York's courthouse (elbud / Shutterstock)

Markets

Virgil Griffith Should Return to Jail Pending Trial, Prosecutors Tell Judge

The Ethereum developer was arrested in 2019 and charged with helping North Korea get around U.S. economic sanctions.

By Kevin ReynoldsJul 10, 2021

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith speaks at Consensus: Singapore 2018

Markets

BitMEX Founder Arthur Hayes May Surrender to US Law Enforcement Next Month

Hayes would be allowed to continue living in Singapore under the agreement his counsel is currently negotiating with federal prosecutors.

By Nikhilesh DeMar 3, 2021

Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes might surrender to U.S. officials on April 6, a federal prosecutor said last month.

Markets

Judge Rejects Virgil Griffith’s Motion to Dismiss Charges of Aiding North Korea

The federal judge also denied the Ethereum developer’s request for more details about the charges against him.

By Nate DiCamilloJan 30, 2021

Virgil Griffith

Markets

Silk Road Programmer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements

Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators.

By Danny NelsonSep 21, 2020

Alert placed on the Silk Road 2.0's homepage following its seizure by the U.S. government and European law enforcement.

Markets

New York US Attorney Geoffrey Berman Steps Down, President Trump Nominates SEC Chair Jay Clayton to Post [Updated]

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, replacing U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who said he had not resigned.

By Nikhilesh DeJun 20, 2020

Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Drug Dealer Just Sentenced to 25 Years Hoped to Build a Better Bitcoin Miner

Paul Calder LeRoux, an admitted drug dealer with a background in encryption, planned to build a bitcoin miner had he beaten the rap.

By Nikhilesh DeJun 12, 2020

Credit: Shutterstock/Modified Using PhotoMosh

Markets

US Authorities Charge Crypto 'Trading Club' Operators With Defrauding 150 Investors

Michael Ackerman and unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded investors of $33M in a crypto-trading scheme targeting doctors.

By Nikhilesh DeFeb 11, 2020

Michael Ackerman and two unnamed business partners allegedly defrauded more than 100 investors by claiming to generate "extraordinary profits" with a crypto trading algorithm, and doctoring data to hide the deception. (Image via Shutterstock)

Markets

US Prosecutors Charge Founder of 'IGOBIT' Token With Fraud

Prosecutors allege that Asa Saint Clair lured investors to invest in the "World Sports Alliance" using his IGOBIT digital currency.

By Danny NelsonNov 6, 2019

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