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Nate Chastain

Former OpenSea Exec Nate Chastain Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
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Former OpenSea Exec Nate Chastain Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
Nate Chastain, the former head of product at OpenSea, has received a three month prison sentence in what the prosecutors are calling the first-ever digital asset insider tradi...
Former OpenSea Exec Nate Chastain Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 23, 2023 at 2:56 p.m. UTC
Aug 23, 2023
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Ex-OpenSea Executive Nate Chastain Gets 3 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
Chastain was found guilty on charges of buying and selling NFTs from collections he knew would later be featured on his former company’s home page.
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By Elizabeth Napolitano
Aug 22, 2023 at 8:58 p.m. UTC
Aug 22, 2023
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Ex-OpenSea Exec Charged With Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case
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Ex-OpenSea Exec Charged With Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case
Nate Chastain, the former head of product at non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea, was convicted of money laundering and wire fraud in a federal court in New York on Wedn...
Ex-OpenSea Exec Charged With Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case
By CoinDesk Inc
May 4, 2023 at 5:10 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2023
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Ex-OpenSea Exec Convicted of Wire Fraud, Money Laundering in Insider Trading Case
Nate Chastain made approximately $50,000 by buying and trading non-fungible tokens with insider knowledge gained from his position at OpenSea.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
May 3, 2023 at 9:15 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2023
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Federal Indictment of Former OpenSea Exec Can Proceed
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Federal Indictment of Former OpenSea Exec Can Proceed
A court refused to dismiss the insider trading case against former OpenSea exec Nate Chastain and a federal indictment can proceed. "The Hash" panel discusses the memos filed...
Federal Indictment of Former OpenSea Exec Can Proceed
By CoinDesk Inc
Oct 24, 2022 at 5:28 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2022
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NFT & Web 3 Attorney on the First NFT Insider Trading Case
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NFT & Web 3 Attorney on the First NFT Insider Trading Case
The U.S. Department of Justice charged former OpenSea staffer Nate Chastain for wire fraud and money laundering on allegations he misused confidential information to trade NFT...
NFT & Web 3 Attorney on the First NFT Insider Trading Case
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 3, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2022
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DOJ Charges Former OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading
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DOJ Charges Former OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading
Former OpenSea staffer Nate Chastain was charged on June 1 with wire fraud and money laundering after trading on confidential information about which NFTs were about to be fea...
DOJ Charges Former OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 2, 2022 at 5:26 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2022
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Former OpenSea Exec Accused of Insider Trading Aims for Return to Crypto
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Former OpenSea Exec Accused of Insider Trading Aims for Return to Crypto
Ex-OpenSea executive Nate Chastain, who resigned amid allegations of insider trading, has reemerged with plans for a new NFT platform called Oval. “The Hash” group discusses h...
Former OpenSea Exec Accused of Insider Trading Aims for Return to Crypto
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 1, 2022 at 6:19 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2022
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OpenSea Exec Who Quit After ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal Is Back With NFT Platform
Two pitch decks seen by CoinDesk show that OpenSea’s former head of product, Nate Chastain, is building a platform to simplify the NFT discovery process.
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By Tracy Wang
Mar 31, 2022 at 10:09 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2022
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Insider Trading at OpenSea?
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Insider Trading at OpenSea?
Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea said Wednesday it uncovered evidence of insider trading by one of its employees. Nate Chastain, OpenSea’s head of product,...
Insider Trading at OpenSea?
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 15, 2021 at 6:37 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2021
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