Investigation

Posted by | January 22, 2024
Crypto Backers B. Riley and Nomura Entangled in SEC Probe: Bloomberg

Investment bank B. Riley is under an undisclosed investigation from U.S. authorities for its deals with Brian Kahn, an alleged co-conspirator in a U.S. Department of Justice criminal case, according...

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Posted by | December 11, 2023
IRS tax bill will swipe creditors of any ‘meaningful recovery,’ says FTX

FTX Trading said the firm “never earned anything anywhere near the amount” that would justify a $24 billion tax bill. 1254 Total views 25 Total shares A proposed $24 billion...

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Posted by | December 1, 2023
FTX and Alameda Research cash out $10.8M to Binance, Coinbase, Wintermute

The latest transfer of $10.8 million was spread across 8 tokens, including Stepn (GMT), Uniswap (UNI), Synapse (SYN), Klaytn (KLAY), Fantom (FTM), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Arbitrum (ARB) and Optimism (OP)....

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Posted by | November 20, 2023
BNB pops after report that DOJ wants $4B settlement with Binance

BNB hit its highest price since June after Bloomberg reported the U.S. Justice Department wanted $4 billion from Binance to end its probe into the exchange. 2223 Total views 17...

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Posted by | November 20, 2023
Kronos Research halts trading amid $25M API key hack investigation

While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit who stole over 12,800 ETH, the firm said that potential losses are not a significant...

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Posted by | November 17, 2023
Ukraine officials get training on crypto and virtual assets investigation

Officials from Ukraine were trained in tracing crypto transactions over different blockchains using specialized analytics software. 1364 Total views 26 Total shares 14 Ukrainian officials received advanced training on investigating...

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Posted by | November 3, 2023
5 nations challenge crypto experts and investigators to target tax crimes

The J5 generates significant leads through events, which, in the past, has helped uncover multimillion-dollar crypto Ponzi schemes, such as the BitClub Network. 7069 Total views 9 Total shares The...

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Posted by | October 31, 2023
Unibot contract $560K exploit crashes token price by more than 40%

Amid ongoing investigations from Unibot and blockchain investigators, Scopescan advised users to revoke the approvals for the exploited contract and move the funds to a new wallet. 137 Total views...

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Posted by | September 25, 2023
Mixin Network hack drains $200M from mainnet assets

Mixin Network suspended all deposits and withdrawals and will restart the services “once the vulnerabilities are confirmed and fixed.” 10114 Total views 65 Total shares Decentralized peer-to-peer network Mixin Network...

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Posted by | September 12, 2023
CFTC commissioner plans to modernize investor protection with technology

To minimize the damages caused by financial fraud, Romero proposed the formation of the National Financial Fraud Registry, a centralized record of all crimes and fines related to financial fraud....

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