According to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency financial services company Galaxy Digital has announced a $200 million settlement with the New York Attorney General's Office to settle its investigation related to the 2022 Terra-Luna ecosystem crash. Under the terms of the settlement, Galaxy will be held responsible for its investments, transactions and public statements in the LUNA token. At the same time, Galaxy disclosed its 2024 financial report, showing that the company achieved a net profit of $174 m...
According to Decrypt, police in the UK have arrested and charged two men suspected of committing a cryptocurrency scam against a 75-year-old Aberdeenshire retiree, causing the victim to lose six-figure sums. It is reported that the case was reported in July 2024. Police Scotland's North East Branch, working with West Midlands Police and South Yorkshire Police, arrested a 54-year-old man in Coventry and a 36-year-old man in Mexborough respectively. The two were charged on the same day.
Nigerian authorities have sued cryptocurrency exchange Binance for more than $79 billion in financial losses and $2 billion in back taxes. The amount is almost 19 times the $4.30 billion fine Binance paid after pleading guilty to violating U.S. banking laws in 2023. The Nigerian tax authority, the Federal Revenue Service (FIRS), also claimed that Binance was operating illegally within the country, the report said.
The Norwegian National Agency for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crimes (Ökokrim) on Monday charged four men with defrauding 963 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $86.5 million) through a fake investment scheme between 2015 and 2018. The scam ring lured investors with cryptocurrencies such as OctaCoin, NanoCoin, Ormeus Coin, promising high returns but not making any real investments. Victims were spread across Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, and China, and t...
On February 4, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said that on February 1, the United States announced a 10% tariff on relevant Chinese products. In order to defend its legitimate rights and interests, China has appealed the US taxation measures to the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. The US has imposed tariffs on Chinese imports to the US, which seriously violates WTO rules and is of a bad nature. It is a typical unilateralism and trade protectionism. The US move seriously undermines ...
According to Onchain Lens, PumpFun has been sued by Burwick Law. Interestingly, Burwick offers a tutorial on its website about using PumpFun to launch a Memecoin called $DOGSHIT2. A trader noticed this and bought 80.40 million $DOGSHIT2 for $5 SOL ($1,200), and then sold all $DOGSHIT2 for $2,317 SOL, worth $555,000, earning 463x in just 2 hours.
According to South Korean media NEWSIS, South Korean prosecutors asked the court on Thursday to extend Yoon's detention.
Regarding the SEC's indictment of Musk for alleged securities violations, Fox Business News reporter Charles Gasparino wrote that people close to the SEC revealed that this is a middle finger raised by the Democratic majority, not only against Musk, but also against Trump and his nominee for SEC chairperson Paul Atkin, in a blatant attempt to divide law enforcement and the White House with a rather minor violation.
South Korea's National Assembly Judiciary Committee passed the second version of the "Civil Unrest Special Inspection Law".
South Korea's National Assembly failed to pass the "Civil Unrest Special Prosecution Law" and the "Kim Jianchi Special Prosecution Law".