Google Takes Legal Action Against Alleged Crypto Scammers for Uploading Fraudulent Apps
The defendants are said to have committed hundreds of acts of wire fraud, “causing harm to Google and at least approximately 100,000 Google users.”
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Sam Bankman-Fried Deserves a Life After Prison
He did incalculable harm, but arguing for a sentence longer than 25 years is unfair to the man and the industry he once represented.
Craig Wright Was Finally Called Out in Court and Hodlonaut Is Celebrating
“It hasn’t always been easy, but I’m very happy that I stood my ground,” says Hodlonaut of his long legal fight with Craig Wright, who claimed, falsely, to be Satoshi Nakamoto.
DCG Calls Out Subsidiary Genesis’ Settlement With New York as ‘Subversive’
Digital Currency Group (DCG) is objecting to the settlement between the New York attorney general and Genesis – the failed crypto lender that was among DCG’s array of digital assets businesses.
Time to End Craig Wright’s Harassment Campaign Against Bitcoin Devs
Craig Wright has repeatedly litigated anyone questioning his claim to be Satoshi, harming numerous people in crypto in the process. The Crypto Open Patent Alliance aims to put a stop to this as its case comes to court Feb. 5.
When Is a Ponzi a Ponzi?
U.S. authorities indicted the operators of HyperVerse, allegedly an $1.8 billion “Ponzi scheme.” There’s a fine line between a “fraudulent investment scheme” and many crypto projects, it seems.
KPMG Canada Teams Up With Chainalysis to Fight Crypto Frauds and Exploits
The duo will help companies adhere to crypto regulations and advance anti-money laundering compliance programs.
We’ve Seen the FTX Collapse Before
Jon Corzine and Sam Bankman-Fried were both politically-connected business leads who lost over $1 billion in customer funds, though their different outcomes shows that regulation does not always achieve what is promised. (Wikimedia Commons/CoinDesk)
Unraveling the Dark Side of Crypto
Cloudburst CEO Evan Kohlmann argues current investigatory techniques may be over-reliant on blockchain data, (Evan Kohlmann, modified by CoinDesk)
How a Crypto Fraud Gave Florida Its First Forward Party Candidate
Brian Beute got into politics motivated to root out fraud in Seminole County, Florida. While he lost his first election cycle, his principal opponent is behind bars. (Brian Beute/X)