The SEC Just Froze One ICO’s Accounts for a Second Time The SEC is once more taking action against a co-founder of the PlexCoin ICO project, having already sued him over securities violations and fraud.… Read More
Former Indian Lawmaker Declared ‘Offender’ in Bitcoin Extortion Case A former Indian politician allegedly involved in a $1.3 million bitcoin extortion case has been declared a “proclaimed offender” by a local court.… Read More
Internet Cafes Hacked to Mine $800,000 Worth in Siacoin Crypto A group of hackers have allegedly colluded with computer maintenance firms in China to hack into computers owned by internet cafes to mine cryptos.… Read More
Ukraine Arrests Suspects Tied to Fraudulent Crypto Exchanges Ukrainian authorities have arrested four individuals suspected of operating fake cryptocurrency exchanges.… Read More
Michigan Bill Would Make It Illegal to Counterfeit Blockchain Data A pair of bills submitted to Michigan’s state legislature would make it a crime to illegally alter a blockchain record.… Read More
LA Bitcoin Trader Faces 30 Months in Jail for Illegal Money Business A 50-year-old woman, who traded bitcoin as “Bitcoin Maven,” faces 2.5 years in jail for having run an illegal money transmitting business.… Read More
Coinrail Exchange Hacked, Loses Possibly $40 Million in Cryptos South Korea-based Coinrail has not disclosed the exact amount lost in the breach, but data suggests the damage could be $40 million.… Read More
Korean Police Allege Coinone’s Crypto Margin Trading Is Illegal Gambling A South Korean police department says execs at crypto exchange Coinone will be charged over claims its margin trading service is illegal gambling. … Read More
Judge Reopens Cryptsy Customer Class Action Against Coinbase A U.S district judge has reopened a case involving cryptocurrency startup Coinbase and the now-defunct exchange service Cryptsy. … Read More
Hackers Demand $1 Million in XRP After Bank Data Theft Hackers who stole personal information on 90,000 Canadian bank users have demanded $1 million in Ripple’s XRP to not release the data trove.… Read More