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DCG called Gemini’s July complaint a continuation of a “public relations campaign” carried out by the exchange’s owners, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and “an effort to deflect blame by contriving a public, Twitter-based character assassination campaign against Defendant DCG (Genesis’ indirect parent) and Silbert (DCG’s founder) — neither of whom
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Eighteen leading venture capital (VC) investment firms, including Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Sino Global and Softbank, have been named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for their links to the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.The lawsuit, filed on Aug.7, alleged
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The service, which will be online on Tuesday, runs across the seven Ethereum Virtual Machine chains supported by Forta, including Ethereum, Polygon and BNB Chain. A previous version focused on on-chain data only, such as smart contracts involved in scam activity. The latest version also incorporates malicious URLs. Source
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Celsius' Mashinsky motion to dismiss deniedThe former chief executive of crypto lending platform Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky is back on track to face a civil fraud lawsuit after a Supreme Court judge denied his motion to dismiss the case.A court order issued on Aug. 4 by New York County Supreme
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The US Securities and Exchange Commission has frozen the assets of Utah-based crypto mining firm Digital Licensing Inc., alleging a $50 million fraudulent crypto scheme. On Aug. 3, the SEC announced that it had obtained a temporary
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The SEC charged Draper, Utah-based DEBT Box, as well as the company’s four principals and 13 other defendants, with operating a scheme that began in March 2021 to sell unregistered securities called “node licenses.” Defendants told investors that the licenses would mine cryptocurrency that would increase in value, when in
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The United States Department of Justice is reportedly considering charging cryptocurrency exchange Binance with fraud, but hesitating based on costs to consumers.According to an Aug. 2 Semafor report citing people familiar with the matter, Justice Department officials are concerned about an indictment against Binance causing a run on the exchange
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Richard Schueler, popularly known as Richard Heart, is facing a lawsuit alleging he raised over $1 billion in unregistered securities offerings across three projects and used investor funds for personal expenses. The internet personality Richard Schueler, often
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued internet marketer Richard Schueler, known online as Richard Heart, and his projects Hex, PulseChain and PulseX, alleging he raised over $1 billion across three different unregistered securities offerings. Source
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair, Gary Gensler, is concerned about the pervasive fraud and regulatory non-compliance in crypto. In a recent Bloomberg interview, Gary Gensler aired his concerns about the risks associated with crypto investments.
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