DWF Labs Subsidiaries Sue BitGo for $141 Million Over Early Token Sales
The DWF Labs-linked firms allege in London’s High Court that BitGo sold discounted Falcon Finance and ESPORTS tokens roughly two m...
New York AG Secures Up to $35M and Industry Ban From Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashins...
Mashinsky owes New York $25 million if he fails to forfeit another $10 million, and $10 million more if he doesn't serve his full...
UK Targets Cryptomus and TokenSpot in New Russia Sanctions Package
The package hits five crypto and payment platforms, two of which handled transactions with Russia’s A7 network, the UK government...
Empire Market Co-Creator Sentenced to 40 Years Over $430M Dark Web Bazaar
Raheim Hamilton forfeited some 1,230 BTC. His co-creator Thomas Pavey, who agreed to forfeit 1,584 BTC, is due to be sentenced thi...
SIM-Swap Fraudster Who Spent Stolen Crypto on Gold Grills and Dubai Trips Jailed
Ajay Shinjin helped steal nearly $265,000 in crypto after criminals hijacked BT customers' phone numbers in November 2021.
NFL Sides With States Against Kalshi in Supreme Court Prediction Market Fight
The NFL urged the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether states can regulate sports contracts on prediction markets...
Uranium Finance Hacker Who Bought Pokémon and Magic Cards Convicted Over $50M Th...
Jonathan Spalletta also spent stolen crypto on a Roman coin marking Julius Caesar's assassination and moon-flown Wright brothers f...
SEC and CFTC Crypto Rules 'Fall Short' of Clarity, Says Rep. French Hill
The House Financial Services chairman credited the SEC and CFTC for stepping in after the Clarity Act's collapse but said only "pe...
Engineer Gets 32 Months for Bitcoin Extortion Plot Against His Own Employer
Daniel Rhyne locked his company's IT administrators out of its network and demanded 20 BTC, then worth $750,000, to stop the shutd...
Prosecutors Cite Bitcoin Fog Ruling Against Roman Storm's Venue Challenge
The Tornado Cash founder hit back in a tweet, noting FinCEN withdrew a proposed mixer rule over concerns it could chill legitimate...