Federal agents posed as a crypto startup to expose CLS Global’s role in AI token wash trades, revealing deceptive algorithms used to …
DOJ
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Markets
DOJ Recovers $7M from Crypto Scam – Here’s How Victims Can Claim Their Funds
by shayaanby shayaanAs cryptocurrency grows in popularity, so do scams targeting unsuspecting investors. Fraudsters create fake trading platforms, promise huge returns, and manipulate users …
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Regulation
US Government Bitcoin Stash Would Be Worth an Extra $16,634,000,000 if the DOJ Hadn’t Sold BTC: David Sacks
by shayaanby shayaanThe White House’s “Crypto Czar,” David Sacks, says the US government would own an extra $16.634 billion worth of Bitcoin if the …
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OKX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, settled with U.S. authorities over failing to obtain a license to operate as a money …
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Regulation
DOJ extradites Brazilian to the United States over $290M crypto fraud scheme
by shayaanby shayaanThe United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has extradited a Brazilian national to the United States of America from Switzerland over a …
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Regulation
FBI and DoJ Could Charge Argentina’s President Milei Over the LIBRA Scandal
by shayaanby shayaanUS prosecutors have been informed that they may have jurisdiction to pursue charges against President Javier Milei or other figures involved with …
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Regulation
Progressive Think Tank Says TRUMP Memecoin Could Be Violating Anti-Bribery Laws, Asks DOJ To Investigate
by shayaanby shayaanA progressive think tank is asking the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to probe the legality of President Donald Trump’s new memecoin. …
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Crypto advocacy group DeFi Education Fund has urged the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to reconsider its approach to holding DeFi protocol …
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KuCoin founder Michael Gan has stepped down as the crypto exchange’s CEO following a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ). …
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Smart Contracts
DOJ Says $9 Billion in Bitcoin Stolen in 2016 Hack Should Be Returned to Bitfinex
by shayaanby shayaanBillions of dollars worth of Bitcoin stolen from crypto exchange Bitfinex in a 2016 hack must be returned to the platform, the …