The United States Department of Justice has requested this Tuesday three years in prison for the former CEO of the crypto platform Binance, Changpeng Zhao, while his lawyers have asked for conditional release.
Zhao pleaded guilty in 2023 to the charge of money laundering in the US. His sentencing…
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The United States tightens surveillance on cryptocurrencies
The United States has recently conducted various judicial proceedings in the area of cryptocurrencies. The Justice Department's surveillance measures have become more radical following the FTX and Binance cases.
With the security of…
International Qakbot malware network dismantled that affected more than 700,000 computers
In an unprecedented move, the US Department of Justice announced the successful takedown of the infrastructure of an insidious program known as Qakbot. This malicious network, which had left its mark on more than 700,000 computers around…
US sues SpaceX for alleged discrimination
The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), a company founded and directed by Elon Musk, for discriminating against asylees and refugees in the company's hiring…
USA sued Google for monopoly
The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the technology giant Google for monopoly in the advertising sector, for which it asked the Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to force the company to spin off part of…
Meta launches a new advertising format
Meta implemented the new system in the United States aimed at the company's own ads, with the aim of making their distribution more equitable, following the agreement reached with the country's Department of Justice.
The variance reduction…
Couple was detained for money laundering in Bitcoins
The US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, to whom the American press already baptized as the "Bonnie & Clyde of the Crypto Era", by an alleged conspiracy cripple to whites billions of dollars in stolen…
US Justice Department seizes $ 24 million in crypto
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reported the seizure of some US $ 24 million in crypto related to a scam that capitalized around US $ 200 million affecting numerous citizens residing in Brazil on a large scale.
According to the…
US publishes legal framework involving cryptocurrencies
This week, the United States Department of Justice published a legal framework regarding bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general.
One of the main aspectss of this document is that digital assets could change the way they interact with…
Tether investigated over market manipulation
The US Department of Justice is conducting an investigation against the Tether company for alleged market manipulation.
This process is being carried out together with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who are reviewing the…
China will implement the blockchain for the tracking of ex-convicts
This week, the Justice Department of the Chinese city of Zhongshan allegedly completed the development of a tracking system based on blockchain technology.
It will serve to follow the movements of the ex-convicts while they are in their…
USA confiscated $ 20M in Deep Web operation
The Department of Security of the United States announced on Tuesday that through a covert operation they were able to confiscate funds in the deep web.
As detailed by the authorities, the operation could give the identity of more than…