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US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.

Terra’s Do Kwon and Daniel Shin conspired to falsify transactions, chat logs show

Terra’s Do Kwon and Daniel Shin conspired to falsify transactions, chat logs show

The SEC has submitted evidence that the co-founders planned to create fake Terra transactions for a partner platform in order to generate early fees.

Su Zhu arrested in Singapore; Kyle Davies wanted by authorities

Su Zhu arrested in Singapore; Kyle Davies wanted by authorities

The co-founder of Three Arrows Capital was apprehended in connection to his failure to cooperate with the hedge fund's bankruptcy proceedings, according to liquidators.

Court rules on admissibility of evidence in Sam Bankman-Fried’s upcoming criminal trial

Court rules on admissibility of evidence in Sam Bankman-Fried’s upcoming criminal trial

Judge Lewis Kaplan also ruled against Bankman-Fried's attempts to preclude government evidence.

Bitboy’s Ben Armstrong had gun ‘on the back seat’ while arrested ranting on livestream

Bitboy’s Ben Armstrong had gun ‘on the back seat’ while arrested ranting on livestream

BitBoy Crypto founder's livestream meltdown leads to arrest amid allegations of theft and threats.

SBF lawyers again plead for temporary release during trial with less than 1 week to go

SBF lawyers again plead for temporary release during trial with less than 1 week to go

Defense for FTX founder hopes to improve trial preparation with renewed plea for his temporary release.

FTX’s one-time law firm denies awareness of fraud, moves to dismiss lawsuit

FTX’s one-time law firm denies awareness of fraud, moves to dismiss lawsuit

Fenwick & West said it only provided routine services to SBF's crypto exchange.

Appeals court denies Sam Bankman-Fried’s second attempt at bail

Appeals court denies Sam Bankman-Fried’s second attempt at bail

A panel of three judges agreed with a district court's earlier decision.

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban loses $870K in crypto in MetaMask wallet hack

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban loses $870K in crypto in MetaMask wallet hack

Although Cuban managed to transfer $2 million worth of assets to Coinbase Custody, the hackers made off with ETH, USDC, MATIC, and more.

Former chief revenue officer at Celsius pleads guilty to four criminal charges

Crime 3 years ago

Zhu Su and Kyle Davies banned by Singapore regulator for 9 yrs over securities breaches

Bankruptcy 3 years ago

CoinEx over $27M hack loss traced to North Korean hackers

Exchanges 3 years ago

OneCoin co-founder Karl Sebastian Greenwood receives 20-year prison sentence

Crime 3 years ago