Regulation
Bahamas regulators hold US$3.5 bln of FTX assets, to be delivered to customers, creditors
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas is temporarily holding US$3.5 billion of digital assets seized from FTX Digital Markets
Zoltan Vardai
Lens
Crime
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Bitcoin News
Late Nexon CEO’s US$6.7 mln crypto stolen; hacker gets six years in prison
A group of S.Korean hackers stole 8.5 billion Korean won (US$6.7 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from Kim Jung-ju, the late founder of Nexon.
Danny Park
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Crypto Trading and Strategies
How crypto crimes are evolving, and what to expect in 2023
Ponzi schemes, investment scams and rug pulls have drained billions from crypto users in recent years. What new kinds of crypto crimes are on the horizon?
Slava Demchuk
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Regulation
Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX misled investors, lent billions to Alameda, Caroline Ellison says
Caroline Ellison, former chief executive of trading firm Alameda Research, told a federal judge last week that she agreed with executives of FTX, including former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, to mislead lenders and customers on how much Alameda was borrowing from the now-bankrupt exchange.
Timmy Shen
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Regulation
Hong Kong arrests two for suspected involvement in digital asset fraud on AAX
Hong Kong’s commercial crime investigation bureau on Friday arrested two local men for suspected involvement in digital asset fraud on Atom Asset Exchange (AAX)
Zoltan Vardai
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Regulation
US lawyers, Bahamas liquidators trade barbs over who rules FTX bankruptcy jurisdiction
Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly made a second application for bail in the Bahamas – this as lawyers feud over control of the FTX bankruptcy, raising concern the sour grapes may seep into efforts to have Bankman-Fried extradited to face fraud charges in the U.S.
Dylan Butts
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Regulation
FTX Bahamas Co-CEO warned authorities on Nov. 9 of illegal customer asset transfers, documents show
Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX’s Bahamian entity tipped off the Securities Commission of the Bahamas about FTX violating its internal procedures in transferring customer funds to Alameda Research.
Zoltan Vardai
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NFT Marketplaces
Could NFTs have prevented Taylor Swift’s concert tickets debacle?
The trillion-dollar concert ticketing sector is plagued by scalping and other Web2-era problems, writes Ryan Kenny of SeatlabNFT. Here's how blockchain can help fans and artists.
Ryan Kenny
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Regulation
Sam Bankman-Fried in Bahamas police custody, faces criminal charges in U.S.
Top blockchain and crypto news: SBF denied bail, US extradition likely next. The Block chief quits over secret FTX loans. Hong Kong readies digital asset rules.
Forkast.News
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Regulation
SEC charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged by the U.S. SEC for orchestrating a years-long fraud on investors, the agency announced on Tuesday.
Dylan Butts
