Category: Alleged
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Ontario’s ‘Crypto King’ Arrested in Alleged $30 Million Ponzi Scheme
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Ontario’s “crypto kingpin” Aiden Blitrski has been arrested and charged with fraud and money laundering in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme following one of the most comprehensive fraud investigations the region has ever seen. The 25-year-old and his 27-year-old accomplice, Colin Murphy, are alleged to have stolen nearly $30…
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Lidar maker Hesai sues US government, denies alleged link to China’s military By Reuters
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – China-based Hisai Group filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Monday to add the maker of lidar light sensors to a list of companies allegedly working with the Chinese military. Hesai, whose sensors help self-driving cars and driver assistance systems obtain a 3D map of…
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Alleged irregularities put publicity-shy dynasties in spotlight
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2024 was supposed to be a special year for the Goldberg family. Exactly fifty years ago, in 1974, Shimon Goldberg founded FMR, which became the dominant company in providing trading systems to financial institutions in Israel, including operations and back-office services, the technological backbone of institutions’ financial activities. A year…
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Coinbase Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Deception in Selling Unregistered Securities
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and its CEO, Brian Armstrong, are facing a new lawsuit from a group of plaintiffs from California and Florida who claim they were deceived into buying unregistered securities. This is not the first legal hurdle Coinbase faces following a lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange…
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Tether CEO responds to alleged Bitfinex database attack from ‘F Society’
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A ransomware group claims to have targeted Bitfinex, but senior officials at the cryptocurrency exchange deny a cyberattack took place. The notorious group known as the F Society is raising concerns across the cryptocurrency community after claiming to have successfully hacked Bitfinex and gained access to a staggering 2.5 terabytes…