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Today in Crypto: Elderly Women Accuse US Man’s ‘Bitcoin Exchange’ of Scam, DigiFT Launches ‘First Regulatory-Compliant Ethereum Staking Token’, Qredo Wallet Integrates USDC

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CFTC fines Mirror Trading $1.7B for Bitcoin-related forex fraud

The CFTC has brought or resolved 10 fraud cases involving digital assets or foreign exchange since June 2023, Commissioner Kristin Johnson said. United States regulators have finally taken steps to resolve an enforcement case against the collapsed Mirror Trading International (MTI). The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has ordered MTI…
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Judge dismisses class-action suit against Uniswap over token scam losses

The judge showed rare understanding of DeFi technology and stated the defendants would do better to address their complaints to Congress. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed a class-action suit against Uniswap Labs and its CEO, foundation and venture capital backers brought by plaintiffs who claimed they…
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Today in Crypto: HashKey to Start Offering Crypto Trading to Retail Clients in Hong Kong, ARK Invest & 21Shares Apply for Futures ETFs, Prime Trust Lost $8 million of Client & Treasury Funds in a TerraUSD Investment

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Israeli Police Accuse Crypto Businessman Moshe Hogeg of $290 Million Fraud

Following a two-year long investigation, police have alleged that Israeli tech entrepreneur Moshe Hogeg defrauded investors of $290 million. Hogeg and several of his partners are accused of spending the money they collected from Israeli and foreign investors for crypto ventures to lead an extravagant life. Police in Israel Complete Investigation Against Alleged Crypto Scammer…
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Sam Bankman-Fried Claims He Relied on Legal Advice in FTX Scandal

Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried claim the FTX founder, who has fallen from grace, based his business decisions on legal advice from company attorneys before the cryptocurrency exchange’s downfall. FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Claims Actions Were Based on Legal Advice, Denies Fraudulent Intent In a court document filed Wednesday, attorneys for Bankman-Fried from Cohen & Gresser LLP…
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Thailand Threatens Facebook With Shutdown Over Crypto Scams

The government in Bangkok will try to shut down Facebook in Thailand alleging the social media network isn’t doing enough to stop scams. Fraudsters have been luring users to invest in fake companies and cryptocurrencies, authorities said, and the number of complaints has been mounting. Meta Platforms’ Facebook Faces Online Fraud Lawsuits in Thailand Authorities…
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Today in Crypto: Thailand May Banish Facebook Because of Crypto Scam Ads, Terra Freezes Website Due to Phishing Scams, Phantom Launches the ‘Sign In With Solana’ Feature

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Bankman-Fried Wants to See His Lawyers Outside Jail Five Days a Week

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is asking to be released from jail five days a week to work on his defense for the fraud trial against him set to begin in October. On Friday, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers complained to a judge in Manhattan that the currently proposed preparation time and regime for his case is “inadequate.”…
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