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US Government Seizes Nearly $700,000,000 Worth of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Assets As Fraud Investigation Intensifies

A new court filing reveals that US authorities have so far recovered nearly $700,000,000 worth of cash and assets from…

January 22, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) Fights To Regain $21,000 Amid Genesis Rumors and Charges Against Little-Known Crypto Exchange

Bitcoin (BTC) is on the cusp of regaining $21,000 as charges are filed against a little-known crypto exchange platform and…

January 19, 2023

Court Docs Reveal FTX Allowed Alameda to Borrow $65,000,000,000 for Trading, Made Firm Exempt From Liquidation

Newly released court documents reveal a "$65 billion back door" that FTX had set up for Alameda, the now-defunct crypto…

January 18, 2023

Over $3,770,000,000 Lost to Blockchain-Related Hacks in 2022: Security Firm SlowMist

Blockchain security firm SlowMist is revealing that hundreds of exploits happened on decentralized networks last year resulting in billions of…

January 17, 2023

Former FTX.US President Brett Harrison Breaks Silence, Says He Was Isolated From Decision Making by SBF

Brett Harrison, former chief executive at FTX.US, has broken his silence on the high-profile collapse of FTX. Harrison stepped down…

January 16, 2023

‘It’s Very Clear Now’ FTX Committed Fraud, Says Hedge Fund CEO Anthony Scaramucci

Skybridge Capital chief executive Anthony Scaramucci is now convinced that collapsed crypto exchange FTX committed wrongdoing. Scaramucci had previously refrained…

January 14, 2023

Over 800 Victims of BitConnect Crypto Ponzi Scheme To Receive $17,000,000 in Restitution, According to U.S. DOJ

More than 800 victims of the collapsed BitConnect crypto Ponzi scheme are set to receive $17 million in restitution, according…

January 14, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried Claims Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Caused FTX Implosion in New ‘Pre-Mortem’ Substack Post

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried says the head of rival exchange Binance contributed to setting off the demise of his…

January 13, 2023

Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert Breaks Silence, Says Past Year Most Difficult of His Life

Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert has finally broken his silence after a series of serious accusations from Gemini…

January 12, 2023

Billionaire Mark Cuban To Be Questioned Under Oath for Allegedly Promoting Bankrupt Crypto Firm Voyager Digital

Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire Mark Cuban is expected to undergo a deposition next month in the civil lawsuit filed…

January 11, 2023