In brief Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering over a crypto Ponzi scheme. Prosecutors …
Pleads
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Rodney Burton, a Miami man known online as “Bitcoin Rodney,” has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge connected to the HyperFund cryptocurrency …
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Scams
Man Pleads Guilty to Using AI to Generate $8 Million in Fraudulent Streaming Music Royalties
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to conspiracy tied to an AI-generated music streaming scheme. Prosecutors say fake accounts generated …
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Regulation
DOJ Indicts Paxful Founder Days After Company Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges
by shayaanby shayaanNoOnes founder Ray Youssef is being investigated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The probe centers on allegations that Youssef’s peer-to-peer …
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Regulation
Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking Official SEC X Account and Falsely Claiming Regulator Had Approved Bitcoin ETFs
by shayaanby shayaanAn Alabama man has pled guilty to hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account last year and faces up …
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Regulation
“Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver pleads with president Trump to avoid extradition
by shayaanby shayaanRoger Ver, the man known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” is publicly pleading with ‘crypto president’ Donald Trump to prevent his extradition to the …
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Markets
Do Kwon Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Following Extradition to US: Reuters
by shayaanby shayaanDo Kwon, founder of the failed Terra Luna crypto ecosystem, pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud following his Dec. 31 extradition …
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Markets
Alex Mashinsky, Founder and Former CEO of Celsius, Pleads Guilty to Fraud
by shayaanby shayaanAlex Mashinsky, the founder and one-time CEO of bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius Network, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud on …