SBF to enter plea deal, Mango’s exploiter arrested, and Celsius news: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 25-31
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Mango Markets Hacker Arrested in Puerto Rico to Face Fraud Charges
Eisenberg was arrested by the DOJ because the regulator believes no act of market manipulation can be justified by law.Authorities from the United States have arrested Avraham Eisenberg, the alleged hacker of the Mango Markets Decentralized Exchange (DEX). According to a report by The Block, Federal prosecutors from the Justice
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Exploiter Of “Highly Profitable Trading Strategy” Arrested In Puerto Rico
A few months can feel like a lifetime in crypto. However, it probably hasn’t felt like long enough for Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg, who was taken into custody in Puerto Rico this week. Eisenberg gained notoriety on crypto Twitter after describing his nine-figure exploit of the Solana-based protocol as
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Mango Markets exploiter arrested on fraud charges
The crypto trader behind the $110 million exploit of decentralized exchange Mango Markets has been arrested in Puerto Rico — and charged with market manipulation and fraud.According to a previously sealed complaint filed with the Southern District of New York made public on Dec. 27, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Mango Markets Exploiter Eisenberg Arrested in Puerto Rico
According to the unsealed complaint, Eisenberg manipulated the price of perpetuals contracts (a type of futures contract popular in crypto markets) for Mango Markets’ native token MNGO. He sold massive amounts of MNGO perpetuals contracts to himself, thus pumping the price of those contracts 1,300% in under an hour. Source
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2 executives of crypto exchange AAX arrested in Hong Kong: Report
Hong Kong police arrested two executives of the crypto exchange AAX accused of fraud and misleading the police, according to local media reports. The former CEO of AAX, Weigao Capital Liang Haoming, and the founder of AAX, Thor Chan, were arrested on Dec. 23. Local authorities accused the company's head of
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Sam Bankman-Fried arrested and consented to the extradition — Law Decoded, Dec. 12-19.
Welcome to Law Decoded, your weekly digest of all the major developments in the field of regulation.The FTX drama escalated last week when the Royal Bahamas Police Force arrested its former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, at the request of the United States government. Within hours, politicians, crypto executives and influencers had
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First Mover Americas: Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 13, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Original Source
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested, Bahamas Says
"As a result of the notification received and the material provided therewith, it was deemed appropriate for the Attorney General to seek SBF’s arrest and hold him in custody pursuant to our nation’s Extradition Act," the statement, attributed to Attorney General Ryan Pinder, said. "At such time as a formal
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested and in custody
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and founder of Alameda Research, has been arrested and taken into custody by authorities in the Bahamas.According to a letter from the Office of the Attorney General on Dec. 12, Bankman-Fried was arrested by the Royal Bahamas Police Force following
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