Feb 20 Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests By Jill Lawless, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Britain's National Crime Agency says it led an international operation targeting LockBit, which provides ransomware as a service to so-called affiliates who infect victim networks with the computer-crippling malware and negotiate ransoms. Continue reading
Jan 22 U.S. sanctions Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad, its CEO and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers By Fatima Hussein, Abby Sewell, Associated Press The sanctions come as Israel's bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip continues and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq launch regular strikes against bases housing U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Continue reading
Jan 10 Regulators approve new bitcoin funds in move that could spur more investment in cryptocurrency By Ken Sweet, Associated Press The Securities and Exchange Commission has reluctantly approved trading of the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin. But the agency said Wednesday that it is still deeply skeptical about cryptocurrencies and did not approve or endorse bitcoin in its decision. Continue reading
Nov 21 WATCH: Garland and Yellen announce $4 billion settlement with Binance over failures to prevent money laundering By Lindsay Whitehurst, Gene Johnson, Eric Tucker, Associated Press “In part because of the crimes it committed, Binance became the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange — now, Binance is paying one of the largest corporate penalties in U.S. history,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 6:00 The role of cryptocurrency in financing terrorist organizations By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn Shortly after the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a virtual currency exchange in Gaza that it said had facilitated transactions for Hamas using decentralized digital currencies. Former federal prosecutor Ari Redbord joins Ali Rogin… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 4:26 The significance of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction By John Yang, Courtney Norris FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of fraud for his role in the collapse of the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. It took a jury just over four hours to convict him in one of the biggest financial frauds… Continue watching
Nov 02 FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A New York jury has convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of fraud charges. The 31-year-old California man was convicted Thursday in Manhattan federal court by jurors who rejected his testimony that he didn't defraud customers. Continue reading
Oct 27 In court, FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried denies he took customers’ funds but acknowledges that people got hurt By Ken Sweet, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is testifying at his fraud trial saying he hoped would move the cryptocurrency ecosystem forward but ended up doing the opposite and hurting customers. Continue reading
Oct 26 FTX founder Bankman-Fried testifies outside jury’s presence as judge decides what he can say By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run at testifying at his New York criminal trial when a judge sent jurors home but let him demonstrate portions of his testimony before deciding what jurors will hear on Friday. Continue reading
Oct 07 FTX co-founder tells jury Sam Bankman-Fried stole customer funds from the beginning By Ken Sweet, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Sam Bankman-Fried authorized the illegal use of FTX customers' funds and assets to plug financial gaps at an affiliated hedge fund from the exchange's earliest days, FTX's co-founder Gary Wang told a New York jury on Friday. Continue reading