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U.S. DOJ indicts eight Chinese firms for using crypto in fentanyl trade

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled eight indictments against Chinese companies and their employees involved in making and distributing potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. According to the justice department, these companies may have used cryptocurrency, along with other payment methods, to conceal their identities and financial transactions. Justice Department Announces Eight

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SEC Halts $62 Million Crypto Mining, Trading Scheme — DOJ Indicts Founder – Regulation Bitcoin News

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a $62 million global cryptocurrency trading and mining scheme and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted its CEO and founder. If convicted of all counts, he faces a maximum total penalty of 45 years in prison, the Justice Department. SEC Halts

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DOJ indicts BitConnect’s Indian founder for $2.4B crypto Ponzi scheme

The founder of the infamous crypto exchange BitConnect, Satish Kumbhani, has been charged for allegedly misleading investors globally and defrauding them of $2.4 billion in the process.According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), a San Diego-based federal grand jury specifically charged Kumbhani for orchestrating the alleged Ponzi scheme via BitConnect’s

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DOJ Indicts Founder of Anti-Money Laundering Bitcoin Project for Money Laundering

The U.S. Department of Justice indicted the founder of “AML Bitcoin” on money laundering and wire fraud charges. According to a court filing dated June 22, Texas resident Rowland Marcus Andrade, the founder of the NAC Foundation, allegedly raised funds by conducting an initial coin offering for tokens representing AML Bitcoin,

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US Grand Jury Indicts Ethereum Researcher Virgil Griffith Over North Korea Trip

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has filed an indictment against Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith on Jan. 7.According to a court filing on Jan. 7, a federal grand jury charged Griffith with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.The act

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US Attorney’s Office Indicts Two Suspects in EtherDelta Hack

The United States attorney's office for the Northern District of California has indicted two suspects — Elliot Gunton and Anthony Tyler Nashatka — for hacking EtherDelta, a non-custodial marketplace for trading Ethereum (ETH) ERC-20 tokens, in December 2017.According to the documents originally filed on Aug. 13, Ganton and Nashatka

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