SafeMoon and its executives, including CEO John Karony, have been charged by the SEC and DOJ in an alleged $200 million fraud scheme. The SEC claims that SafeMoon sold its cryptocurrency, SFM, through a fraudulent scheme and described SFM as a security asset. The SEC also alleges that SafeMoon misled users about the safety of […]
In a significant development, the founders of SafeMoon, a decentralized finance digital asset, are facing criminal charges in the United States. Braden John Karony and Thomas Smith have been arrested, while Kyle Nagy remains at large. The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York has charged them with conspiracy to commit wire […]
Amir Bruno Elmaani, the founder of Oyster Protocol, has been sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion. Elmaani, also known as Bruno Block, pleaded guilty to the charges in April. He was accused of offering unregistered initial coin offerings (ICOs), self-minting tokens, and engaging in a pump-and-dump scheme. The US Securities and Exchange […]
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has reported that the majority of whistleblower tips it received this year were related to the cryptocurrency industry. CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero described the crypto industry as being plagued by “pervasive fraud and other illegality.” The agency received a total of 1,530 tips and paid out […]
Amir Bruno Elmaani, the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency scheme Oyster Protocol, has been sentenced to four years in prison for tax evasion. Elmaani, also known as “Bruno Block,” admitted to secretly minting and selling Pearl tokens without paying income tax on the profits. This resulted in tax losses of over $5.5 million. Elmaani promoted […]
October 31, 2023, marked the 15th anniversary of the release of the Bitcoin whitepaper, a document that laid the foundation for the development of the Bitcoin network. Authored by Satoshi Nakamoto, the whitepaper introduced the key concepts and principles of a decentralized digital currency, sparking a revolution in finance and technology.As the cryptocurrency community celebrated […]
In 2017, the victims of the Mt. Gox hack are still waiting for compensation, almost 10 years after the incident. This serves as a reminder of the haunting reality of cryptocurrency, where the loss of private keys can lead to the disappearance of fortunes.One unfortunate incident involves Gerald Cotten, the CEO of QuadrigaCX. While on […]
A popular Telegram bot called Unibot, which is used for trading on the decentralized exchange Uniswap, was recently hacked. The exploit on a newly deployed contract allowed the hacker to steal around $560,000 worth of various memecoins from users. The blockchain security firm Scopescan alerted Unibot users about the ongoing hack, and Unibot later confirmed […]
Scott Johnsson, a notable attorney from Davis Polk, has drawn attention to a closed-door meeting scheduled for November 2, which could potentially shed light on the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The meeting, which is not open to the public, will focus on resolving litigation claims […]
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the release of the Bitcoin white paper by Satoshi Nakamoto. This groundbreaking document proposed a decentralized electronic cash system that could solve the issue of double spending in digital currency. Satoshi’s creation was influenced by previous developments in cryptography and e-money, such as Wei Dai’s b-money concept. Bitcoin introduced […]
