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Coindesk / France Charges Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Following Greek Extradition

January 29, 2020 / coindesk

French officials have charged Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of an exchange that laundered millions of dollars for criminals, on multiple counts including extortion and money laundering. According to a…

Cointelegraph / SEC Calls Out Status of Telegram’s TON, Doubting Development

January 23, 2020 / cointelegraph

In the latest from U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing lawsuit against Telegram for its offering of Gram tokens, the commission bashes the messaging service’s blockchain and related token.…

Cointelegraph / US SEC Imposes $250,000 Penalty, Requires Return of up to $13M for Unregistered ICO

December 18, 2019 / cointelegraph

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reached a settlement with New York-based startup Blockchain of Things Inc. (BCOT) for conducting an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO). On…

Coindesk / Bitmain’s Miner Manufacturing Subsidiary Had $680k in Assets Frozen in a Contract Dispute

December 16, 2019 / coindesk

Yongjiang, which supplies electronic device components, asked the court on Sept. 25 to freeze 4.7 million yuan (around $676,000), in assets owned by the mining subsidiary to ensure it would…

Cointelegraph / Tim Draper Calls For Ross Ulbricht’s Release: ‘We Need Entrepreneurs Like That Guy!’

December 5, 2019 / cointelegraph

One of the most successful investors in the world is calling for the release of convicted criminal Ross Ulbricht. Following up on a September 21 tweet by Tim Draper that…

Coindesk / Court Backs Nordea Bank Bid to Block Staff From Trading Crypto

December 3, 2019 / coindesk

“We filed suit because of the principle that everyone obviously has a private life and the right to act as a private individual,” union chairman Kent Petersen said in a…