BitFunder Operator ‘Close to’ Plea Bargain in SEC Fraud Case The operator of defunct bitcoin investment platform BitFunder is negotiating a plea deal over criminal charges laid against him by the SEC. … Read More
Police Force Confiscates 295 Bitcoins from Criminal in UK First A British county police force has become the first in the country to have successfully seized and sold bitcoins obtained in a criminal case. … Read More
Mining Malware Now a Bigger Threat than Ransomware, Says Report Illicit crypto-miners and ransomware have swapped places in popularity among cybercriminals, says a security firm. … Read More
Court Approves Alleged Bitcoin Money Launder’s Extradition to France In a legal tug-of-war between France, Russia and the U.S., Greek courts have ruled in France’s favour to take over custody of Alexander Vinnik. … Read More
Russians Indicted for US Election Hacks Used Bitcoin to Fund Operations Twelve Russian officials indicted for hacking into Democratic National Committee email accounts allegedly used cryptocurrencies, the DOJ announced.… Read More
US Judge Delays Crypto Fraud Ruling Pending CFTC Response A judge in New York has postponed a decision on a crypto fraud lawsuit until the CFTC can explain how it calculated damages. … Read More
Federal Judge Wavers As CFTC Seeks Injunction in Crypto Fraud Case The CFTC is wrapping up its case against accused fraudster Patrick McDonnell – but the hearings in New York this week have been anything but simple. … Read More
SEC Settles Trader Lawsuit Tied to Blockchain Firm Stock Sales Two Nevada men have settled with the SEC over alleged illicit trading of a claimed blockchain company’s stock.… Read More
1 Million Computers Hacked to Mine $2 Million-Worth of Cryptos Hackers reportedly reaped more than $2 million in different cryptocurrencies after spreading malware across computers in China. … Read More
Another Ripple Lawsuit Claims XRP Is A Security A third investor in three months is suing Ripple on grounds that the XRP cryptocurrency is a security issued by the firms. … Read More