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SEC Charges Team Behind Coindeal Crypto Fraud That Promised 500,000 Times Investment Returns

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the team behind Coindeal, a $45 million fraudulent crypto investment scheme. The regulator explained that the defendants falsely claimed that Coindeal…

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IRS Official: Crypto Is Here to Stay and ‘Becoming More Legitimate’

A top Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official says, “Cryptocurrency is here to stay,” and “it’s becoming more legitimate.” The official added that the U.S. tax authority is looking to partner…

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers claim he needs Robinhood shares ‘to pay for his criminal defense’

The legal team confirmed the U.S. Departure of Justice was in the process of seizing the Robinhood shares but said SBF was “compelled to reply” given other claims.

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ECB’s Fabio Panetta: Unbacked Cryptos Are a ‘Vehicle for Gambling’ Lacking ‘Intrinsic Value’

Fabio Panetta, part of the Executive Committee of the European Central Bank (ECB), believes that unbacked cryptocurrency assets are vehicles for gambling without intrinsic value, which need to be regulated.…

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NY AG files lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, alleging he hid Celsius’ ‘dire financial condition’

Alex Mashinsky’s actions leading up to Celsius declaring bankruptcy allegedly contributed to investor losses by misrepresenting the platform’s financial condition to investors.

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US Bankruptcy Court Rules Celsius Deposits Belong to the Firm

A New York bankruptcy court has ruled the deposits on high-interest-earning accounts belong to Celsius, the embattled former cryptocurrency lending firm, that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in July.…

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US Regulators and the Fed Jointly Issue Crypto Warnings

The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have jointly issued warnings about crypto risks to banking organizations. “The…

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