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New York Jury Convicts Avraham Eisenberg in $110 Million Crypto Market Manipulation Case

A federal jury has convicted crypto trader Avraham Eisenberg of fraud and market manipulation. The charges stemmed from Eisenberg’s exploitation of Mango Markets, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol built on…

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Report: Mango Markets Exploiter Convicted in Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Fraud Case

A U.S. federal jury has convicted Avraham ‘Avi’ Eisenberg on charges of commodities fraud, commodities manipulation, and wire fraud due to his involvement in the $116 million exploit of Mango…

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Worldcoin Faces Over $1 Million in Fines in Buenos Aires for Legal Violations

Worldcoin, the biometric iris scanning digital ID organization, is being accused by the government of Buenos Aires of several transgressions, including contradictions regarding the treatment of users’ digital information. Buenos…

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Coinbase Challenges SEC’s Definition of ‘Investment Contracts’ in Crypto Transactions

In a recent legal challenge, Coinbase has filed a brief with the Southern District of New York, seeking permission for an interlocutory appeal against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s…

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Former Security Engineer Sentenced to Three Years for Hacking Two Decentralized Exchanges

A former security engineer, who stole digital assets valued at more than $12 million from two decentralized exchanges, has received a three-year prison sentence. In what has been characterized as…

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Venezuelan Probe Unveils Crypto Money Laundering Scheme Linked to Oil Sale Embezzlement; Kraken Involved

The Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, unveiled the second wave of detentions linked to a crypto money laundering scheme derived from unregistered oil sales paid in different currencies and…

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Sam Bankman-Fried Files Notice of Appeal, Challenges Conviction and Sentence

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried formally lodged an appeal against both his conviction and sentence with the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Thursday. Bankman-Fried’s…

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Australian Securities Regulator Appeals Federal Court Ruling Favoring Finder Wallet

The Australian securities regulator has said it will appeal the federal court’s dismissal of its civil penalty proceedings against Finder Wallet Pty Ltd. The regulator launched penalty proceedings against the…

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