Crypto

Bankman-Fried’s close associate pleads guilty to criminal charges
Nishad Singh says he knew by mid-2022 that FTX funds were being borrowed by its sister firm without customer knowledge.
Published On 28 Feb 2023
IMF unveils crypto plan, advising against legal tender status
Global lender recommends countries craft crypto policies that ‘safeguard monetary sovereignty and stability’.
Published On 24 Feb 2023
Former crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried faces new criminal charges
Bankman-Fried faces 12 US criminal charges, including four for fraud and eight for conspiracy, up from eight earlier.
Published On 23 Feb 2023
Crypto exchange Binance pulls back on some US investments
Binance is considering ending business relationships with banks and services firms amid heightened scrutiny.
Published On 17 Feb 2023

Complainants said Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo and Paradigm were ‘incentivized’ to tout FTX by their $550m investment.

United Nations report seen by Reuters says hackers have adopted increasingly sophisticated techniques.

US DOJ last week charged Bitzlato’s co-founder, a Russian living in China, with running a money-laundering haven.

California-based Harmony said in June it had been the target of a cyberattack that stole $100m worth of digital assets.

Genesis filed for bankruptcy protection on January 19 after earlier freezing customer withdrawals.

Cryptocurrency lender’s bankruptcy is the latest blow to the sector following the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried.

CEO John Ray has set up a task force to explore restarting FTX.com, its main international exchange, WSJ reports.

Justice dept says Anatoly Legkodymov operated the Hong Kong-registered Bitzlato exchange as a money laundering haven.

The SEC charged Genesis, Gemini with illegally selling securities to hundreds of thousands of investors.

In a highly unusual post-arrest blogpost a month after his arrest, he said he ‘didn’t stash billions away’.

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