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Brian Brooks: U.S. Government Using Crisis to Choke Off Crypto Access to Banks
The former acting head of the OCC said federal regulators are working together to keep crypto assets out of the U.S. banking system.
U.S. DOJ Was Investigating Signature Bank's Work With Crypto Clients: Bloomberg
Prosecutors were looking at the crypto-friendly bank before regulators seized it, people familiar told Bloomberg.
U.S. Justice Dept. Appeals New York Judge’s Decision to Approve Voyager’s Sale to Binance.US
The appeal comes just one day after Judge Michael Wiles gave Voyager Digital the go-ahead to sell its assets to Binance.US.
Forsage Founders Indicted for $340M Ponzi Scheme Masquerading as DeFi Platform
Company relied on smart contracts whose coding is consistent with a Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Justice Department says.
SEC Case Against Bankman-Fried Postponed Pending Criminal Trial
Charges can wait until the Department of Justice’s case against the FTX founder concludes, a judge said.
Are the Remaining Crypto Giants Staring Down the Barrel of the US Government’s Gun?
Insiders, experts and the rhetoric of officials suggest a reckoning with the government is inevitable for the big exchanges, and this week’s action against Kraken could be just the beginning.
Alleged Crypto Money Launderer Tied to Ransomware Attacks Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
Denis Dubnikov was arrested in the Netherlands and extradited to the U.S. last year.
Silvergate Stock Tanks on Report of DOJ Probe Tied to FTX, Alameda Dealings
Shares of the crypto bank were falling almost 30% following the publication of a Bloomberg article Thursday.
DOJ Claims Sam Bankman-Fried Tried to Influence Witness Testimony, Asks for Communications Ban
A court document filed by prosecutors on Friday alleges Bankman-Fried messaged FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller on Signal, asking to reconnect and “vet things with each other.”
Bitcoin Tumbles From Multi-Month High on DOJ Worry, Hawkish Fed
Earlier Wednesday the crypto had touched its highest point since before the FTX collapse.
