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SBF Appeals Conviction, Alleges Bias in 25-Year Prison Sentence

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has officially filed an appeal to overturn his conviction on seven felony counts and his 25-year prison sentence....

NFT Projects Boost as Coinbase Unveils $6M Legal Defense Fund

Coinbase, a leading advocate for the crypto industry, has taken another bold step in defending blockchain innovation. Through its political advocacy group, Stand With...

Judge Questions Potential Perjury in FTX Exec Ryan Salame’s Guilty Plea

Former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame appeared in court on September 12, where Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York...

Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Faces Sentencing After Fraud Testimony

Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, will face her sentencing hearing on September 24, 2024, following her involvement in the high-profile FTX...

Binance Subsidiary Tokocrypto Gains Regulatory Approval in Indonesia

Binance has achieved a significant milestone in its global expansion as its Indonesian subsidiary, Tokocrypto, received regulatory approval from Indonesia's Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory...

Coinbase Secures Partial Win Against SEC in Motion to Compel Discovery

Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., has achieved a partial victory in its ongoing legal battle with the Securities and...

Ex-FTX Executive Ryan Salame Linked to Alleged Chinese Bribery Scheme

Former FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame is facing serious allegations from U.S. prosecutors, connecting him to a bribery scheme involving Alameda Research in...

Robinhood Settles $3.9M Over Crypto Withdrawal Blockage

Robinhood Crypto LLC has agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations that it prevented customers from withdrawing their cryptocurrency holdings between 2018 and...

Former Mt. Gox CEO to Launch EllipX Crypto Exchange in Europe

Mark Karpeles, the former CEO of the notorious cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, is set to launch a new exchange called EllipX in September. EllipX...

South Korea to Intensify Crypto Exchange Inspections

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is stepping up its oversight of cryptocurrency exchanges to crack down on suspicious or illegal transactions. The regulator...

WazirX Customers Unlikely to Recover Full Crypto Holdings After Hack

Legal advisers for WazirX, the cryptocurrency exchange that suffered a major hack in July, have indicated that it is highly unlikely customers will recover...

Crypto Exchange Takes Action to Protect Elderly Users from Scams

Crypto exchanges are increasingly focusing on safeguarding their customers from scams, particularly older users who may be more vulnerable to fraudulent schemes. Adrian Przelozny,...