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Digitex's former director pleaded guilty to violating anti-money laundering laws

Adam Todd's indictment for not having an anti-money laundering (AML) program, a requirement of the Bank Secrecy Act, was announced by the US Attorney's Office on May 7 in federal court for the Southern District of Florida.

09.05.2024 4:00 2 min reading

Binance CEO wants Nigerian authorities to release arrested employee

Binance CEO Richard Teng is demanding that Nigerian authorities release senior executive Tigran Gambarian, who has been detained for more than 70 days on money laundering charges.

08.05.2024 15:30 1 min reading

Kronos Research Hacker Moves Stolen Cryptocurrencies to Tornado Cash

There are different perspectives in the cryptocurrency community regarding the adoption of privacy tools.

08.05.2024 2:00 1 min reading

US regulator files suit against Robinhood

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to take legal action against Robinhood's cryptocurrency business, signaling increased scrutiny of the digital asset market.

06.05.2024 22:00 2 min reading

They blamed the directors of a crypto company for the loss of nearly $800 million

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) rocked the crypto world on May 3 with revelations of charges against former executives of Cred, a defunct crypto lending and investment company.

06.05.2024 10:00 1 min reading

New lawsuit threatens crypto giant Coinbase

A lawsuit was recently filed against Coinbase and its CEO Brian Armstrong, alleging that investors were misled into buying securities and questioning the legality of Coinbase's business practices.

06.05.2024 3:00 1 min reading

Bitfinex has dismissed rumors of a security breach

Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino has responded to claims circulating on social media that the exchange was subject to a massive data breach, as hacking group FSOCIETY claimed on April 26.

05.05.2024 17:30 1 min reading