US Charges Stanford Crypto Group Director With Defrauding His Former Employer – the Fed
Lawrence Rufrano allegedly hid his work at Stanford and blockchain startup Factom from disability benefits regulators.
Abramoff-linked crypto firm says SEC has no case against it
The NAC Foundation has accused the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of misconduct in an ongoing case. According to court documents Oct. 20, Rowland …
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Fool’s gold? Peter Schiff’s bank under investigation in tax evasion probe
This morning, millionaire broker and noted Bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff awoke to find his bank under renewed scrutiny due to an international criminal investigation. According …
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Belgian investors lost $12M to crypto and forex scams last year
Belgium’s financial watchdog has reported scammers stole up to $12 million from investor in the country using fraudulent ads. In an Oct. 5 warning from …
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Law Decoded: Police and thieves on their screens, Oct 2–9
Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note Historians typically date the …
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CFTC promises to protect ‘the burgeoning markets for digital assets such as Bitcoin’
On Friday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission made a fraudster pay back $7.4 million to investors while vowing to protect the Bitcoin market. Per the CFTC’s announcement, …
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Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to $3.25M Crypto Fraud – CoinDesk
The head of bitcoin escrow company Volantis pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of commodities fraud for bilking an investor of over $3 million. …
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Exec who bamboozled clients with crypto jargon pleads guilty to $3.25M fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that the principal of crypto asset escrow company Volantis Market Making has pled guilty to commodities fraud worth …
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Malta Disputes Crypto Arbitrage Hub Arbitly’s Registry Claims
Arbitly’s crypto licensure and registration claims are bogus, according to Malta’s financial regulator.
Indian man arrested on charges of crypto fraud via ‘Morris Coin’ scheme
District police have arrested a 36-year-old man from the Malappuram district of the south Indian state of Kerala on charges of operating a cryptocurrency scam. …
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