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Guangying Chen was authorized by the now bankrupt crypto lender Silvergate Bank to operate the accounts between 2019 and 2020, Reuters said. Binance.US had to ask Chen and her team to process payments, including the firm's payroll, according to the report, which also cited company messages. Source
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The DoJ believes SBF engaged in a year-long fraud business that cost investors and customers billions of dollars.The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is, ostensibly, preparing to seize and liquidate Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) 56 million Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) shares valued at approximately $465 million. Notably, SBF purchased
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Core Scientific plans to shut down 37,000 bitcoin mining rigs belonging to now-defunct crypto lender Celsius, according to an agreement between the two bankrupt firms. Celsius owes Core Scientific approximately $7.8 million for energy and hosting costs, as the crypto lender has been unable to make regular payments as outlined
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South Korea’s prosecutors have reportedly obtained a court order to freeze assets worth about $104 million belonging to Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin. The authorities allege that he unfairly profited from selling cryptocurrency LUNA at high prices before the token crashed. Shin has denied the allegation. South Korean Authorities Freeze Terraform
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Amid global businesses boycotting the Russian residents over military conflict in Ukraine, some companies in the cryptocurrency industry stand up for the rights of non-sanctioned Russian citizens.Bitfinex, an affiliate firm of the world’s largest stablecoin provider, Tether (USDT), will not unilaterally freeze the accounts of ordinary Russian customers as part
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Neutral Switzerland may target crypto assets within its territory that belong to sanctioned Russian entities, a report has said. The report quotes an official who explains that the move is designed to protect the integrity of the country’s cryptocurrency industry. The official, however, warns that crypto-assets that are not stored
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