Cryptocurrency

A lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried alleges the indicted former FTX CEO has been financing his criminal defense with $10 million in company funds.

Financial infidelity has become increasingly sophisticated, as investors “hop” coins across blockchains and sink their cash into metaverse properties.

Operation SpecTor took down the darknet site Monopoly Market and resulted in the arrests of 288 suspects who sold drugs and other goods for crypto.

The SEC unveiled charges against diplomat Justin Sun for fraud and securities violations, while charging celebrity backers including Jake Paul and Lindsay Lohan.

A number of issues are weighing on cryptocurrency markets including a sell-off in U.S. stocks and issues at Silicon Valley Bank. Bitcoin fell below $20,000.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement for $1.4 million with NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce over allegations that he unlawfully touted crypto securities

The company involved, EMAX, is the same crypto security product the SEC charged Kim Kardashian with unlawfully touting.

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Federal prosecutors seized nearly $700 million in cash and assets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, primarily in the form of Robinhood shares.

The naming rights deal between FTX and Miami-Dade County has been terminated by a federal bankruptcy court. The move allows the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange’s brand to be stripped from the arena where the NBA’s Miami Heat play. The order means that before long all FTX signage and advertising at the arena will be removed. That will be a massive undertaking....

Sam Bankman-Fried is set to return to the U.S., where he faces multiple criminal charges tied to the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX.

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrived at a courthouse in the Bahamas Monday for an extradition hearing.

Sam Bankman-Fried is returning to a Bahamian prison after demanding to see a copy of his federal indictment.

Shaquille O’Neal says he doesn’t believe in crypto, a month after being named in a class-action lawsuit against now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

One day after FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to misuse customer funds, U.S. officials detailed plans to continue their investigation and efforts to make victims whole. “To anyone who participated in wrongdoing at FTX … I would strongly encourage you to come see us before we come see you.”

Founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX Sam Bankman-Fried was indicted on eight criminal charges Tuesday after being arrested in the Bahamas on Monday.

Sam Bankman-Fried was charged with eight counts, ranging from wire fraud to money laundering to conspiracy to commit fraud on the U.S.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest is the first concrete move by regulators to hold individuals accountable for the multibillion-dollar implosion of FTX last month.

The former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says that he did not “knowingly” misuse customers’ funds.

Collapsed cryptocurrency trading firm FTX is confirming there was unauthorized access to its accounts just hours after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.