State of Crypto

Mango Markets Exploiter Arrested in Puerto Rico on Fraud Charges
Mango Markets Exploiter Arrested in Puerto Rico on Fraud Charges
Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto investor who drained DeFi trading platform Mango Markets of crypto worth $110 million, was arrested Monday in Puerto Rico on charges of commoditi...
Mango Markets Exploiter Arrested in Puerto Rico on Fraud Charges

Crypto Miner Argo Blockchain Requests 24 Hour Trading Halt for US Shares
Crypto Miner Argo Blockchain Requests 24 Hour Trading Halt for US Shares
Argo Blockchain, a crypto miner whose shares trade on the London Stock Exchange (ARB) and Nasdaq (ARBK), said it requested a 24-hour suspension of U.S. trading. CoinDesk Globa...
Crypto Miner Argo Blockchain Requests 24 Hour Trading Halt for US Shares

Why FTX Investors’ Loss Is Wall Street Lawyers’ Gain
Why FTX Investors’ Loss Is Wall Street Lawyers’ Gain
Attorneys are charging upwards of $2,000 an hour and $12 million retainers as they attempt to restore funds to the million-odd creditors of crypto exchange FTX. CoinDesk Regul...
Why FTX Investors’ Loss Is Wall Street Lawyers’ Gain

Quadriga Fintech Solutions CEO and founder Gerald William Cotten (Quadriga CX)
QuadrigaCX Has Had an Improbable Week
Back in February 2019, EY revealed it had accidentally sent over 100 bitcoin (BTC) to what it described as Quadriga’s cold wallets, which it could not access. And now these co...
Quadriga Fintech Solutions CEO and founder Gerald William Cotten (Quadriga CX)

Alameda’s Caroline Ellison, FTX's Gary Wang Plead Guilty to DOJ Fraud Charges
Alameda’s Caroline Ellison, FTX's Gary Wang Plead Guilty to DOJ Fraud Charges
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang pleaded guilty to criminal charges tied to FTX's collapse, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announced We...
Alameda’s Caroline Ellison, FTX's Gary Wang Plead Guilty to DOJ Fraud Charges

Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Quadrigacx Wake Up
Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Quadrigacx Wake Up
More than 100 bitcoins tied to the defunct Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX were transferred out of cold wallets after sitting dormant for more than three years. CoinDesk G...
Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Quadrigacx Wake Up

Sam Bankman-Fried Expected to Accept US Extradition: Reports
Sam Bankman-Fried Expected to Accept US Extradition: Reports
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will no longer contest extradition to the U.S. from the Bahamas, multiple media outlets have reported. CoinDesk Global Policy & Re...
Sam Bankman-Fried Expected to Accept US Extradition: Reports

FTX Wants to Sell its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX
FTX Wants to Sell its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX
Crypto exchange FTX petitioned a federal court for permission to sell several subsidiaries on Thursday, including U.S.-based derivatives wing LedgerX. CoinDesk Global Policy a...
FTX Wants to Sell its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX

Top FTX Group Exec Tipped Off Bahamian Authorities About Possible Fraud
Top FTX Group Exec Tipped Off Bahamian Authorities About Possible Fraud
A top executive of the FTX group of companies told Bahamas police that funds were commingled between the crypto exchange and its sister trading firm Alameda Research as early...
Top FTX Group Exec Tipped Off Bahamian Authorities About Possible Fraud

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
After Sam Bankman-Fried's Arrest, the FTX Show Goes On
Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested, Congress is holding multiple hearings and FTX’s bankruptcy case continues to work its way through court.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams announcing the Department of Justice's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)