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Sam Bankman-Fried at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Top US Lawmaker Says FTX Hearing Will Continue Without Sam Bankman-Fried

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said she was 'surprised' and 'disappointed' to hear of SBF's arrest.

Sam Bankman-Fried at Consensus 2022 (Suzanne Cordiero/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

By Eliza Gkritsi

Dec 13, 2022 at 6:15 a.m. UTC

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Chinese Police Arrest 63 People Accused of Laundering $1.7B Using Cryptocurrency

The illicit funds were converted into tether and then laundered by people around the world.

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Dec 12, 2022 at 4:54 p.m. UTC

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Terra's Do Kwon at a Community AMA. (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

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Terra's Do Kwon Is in Serbia, CoinDesk Korea Reports

The Terraform Labs co-founder is wanted in South Korea, backed by Interpol.

Terra's Do Kwon at a Community AMA. (Terra, modified by CoinDesk)

By Eliza Gkritsi

Dec 12, 2022 at 9:05 a.m. UTC

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Finiko founders (L-R) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (Finiko/YouTube)

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Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report

Edvard Sabirov's arrest leaves just one of the four known leaders of the Finiko fund at large.

Finiko founders (L-R) Marat Sabirov, Kirill Doronin and Edvard Sabirov (Finiko/YouTube)

By Anna Baydakova

Dec 8, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. UTC

Dec 8, 2022

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Turkish Authorities Seize Crypto Worth $40M in Illegal Gambling Sting

Investigators are probing a $135 million transaction that links back to organized crime groups in the country's capital city Ankara.

Ankara, Turkey (Ekrem Osmanoglu/Unsplash)

By Oliver Knight

Oct 20, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2022

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Two US Men Sentenced for Stealing Crypto Using 'SIM Swapping'

The duo targeted "at least 10 identified victims" stealing "approximately $330,000 in cryptocurrency."

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By Amitoj Singh

Oct 20, 2022 at 10:19 a.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2022

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A judge dismissed an arrest warrant for a Terra official. (Shutterstock)

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Judge Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Terra's Head of General Affairs Yu: Report

The arrest comes after the country invalidated Terra co-founder Do Kwon's passport.

A judge dismissed an arrest warrant for a Terra official. (Shutterstock)

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Oct 6, 2022 at 1:02 p.m. UTC

Oct 6, 2022

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Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

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Terra Founder Do Kwon's Passport 'Invalidated,' S. Korea Says

Do Kwon has 14 days to return his passport, according to a notice on a government website.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December. (CoinDesk)

By Nikhilesh De

Oct 6, 2022 at 1:46 a.m. UTC

Oct 6, 2022

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Changsha, the capital of Hunan. (YunFengQ/Unsplash, edited by CoinDesk)

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Chinese Authorities Arrest 93 for Crypto-Related Money Laundering

The suspects laundered as much as RMB 40 billion, according to Hengyang county police.

Changsha, the capital of Hunan. (YunFengQ/Unsplash, edited by CoinDesk)

By Eliza Gkritsi

Sep 26, 2022 at 1:31 p.m. UTC

Sep 26, 2022

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Mumbai, India (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

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Indian Police Arrest Two Suspected of Duping 1,400 in Alleged $12M Crypto Scam

So far 24 investors have come forward claiming they've been conned out of $55,000.

Mumbai, India (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

By Amitoj Singh

Sep 6, 2022 at 9:23 a.m. UTC

Sep 6, 2022

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