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2:24pm, 23rd August, 2023

Tornado Cash co-founders charged with money laundering, sanctions violations

Roman Semenov was placed on OFAC's sanctioned persons list and Roman Storm was arrested as the United States continued its crackdown on the crypto mixer.

Individual charged with money laundering admits to hacking Bitfinex in 2016: Report

11:41am, 3rd August, 2023

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Individual charged with money laundering admits to hacking Bitfinex in 2016: Report

The identity of the hacker or hackers behind an exploit which removed more than 100,000 Bitcoin from Bitfinex in 2016 had only been the subject of speculation until Aug. 3.

5 charged by DOJ over alleged crypto price manipulation scheme

1:22am, 25th April, 2023

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5 charged by DOJ over alleged crypto price manipulation scheme

Five people have been charged in relation to alleged market manipulation of an Ethereum-based token called “Hydro.”

Gemini and Genesis charged by SEC over unregistered securities

5:24pm, 12th January, 2023

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Gemini and Genesis charged by SEC over unregistered securities

The charges relate to Gemini's crypto asset lending program, Gemini Earn, according to a press release from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Former product manager at OpenSea charged with insider trading

2:56pm, 1st June, 2022

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Former product manager at OpenSea charged with insider trading

The charges are related to digital collectibles bought and sold on the NFT marketplace in September 2021.

Two more charged with teaching North Koreans to evade US sanctions with crypto

3:04am, 27th April, 2022

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Two more charged with teaching North Koreans to evade US sanctions with crypto

Two EU citizens have been indicted for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea when they jointly planned a crypto conference there.

Siblings charged over mining coin that turned into alleged $124M fraud

10:22pm, 8th March, 2022

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Siblings charged over mining coin that turned into alleged $124M fraud

The brother and sister team will face charges of wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy for their alleged roles in the Ormeus Coin ICO.

'Comedic rapper' charged over Bitfinex hack laundering out on bail

10:58pm, 8th February, 2022

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'Comedic rapper' charged over Bitfinex hack laundering out on bail

Heather Morgan, who goes by the rap name “Razzlekhan,” is a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur and prolific writer — and she's been charged with money laundering and conspiracy in relation to the 2016 Bitfinex hack.

ICO issuer charged with fraud by SEC for selling unregistered security

1:52pm, 22nd June, 2021

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ICO issuer charged with fraud by SEC for selling unregistered security

U.S. securities regulators are still going after ICO cheats from the 2017-18 bull market. Initial coin offerings raised tens of billions of dollars during the last major cryptocurrency bull market.