• U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman may drop a Fowler bomb on Bitfinex in January (via Department of Justice).
    U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman may drop a Fowler bomb on Bitfinex in January (via Department of Justice).
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    Fowler plea may lead to Bitfinex’s missing $850 million

    The man alleged to have looted the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex is set to plead guilty in a case that links it to drug cartel-connected payment processor Crypto Capital

    December 24, 2019 /

    The alleged mastermind behind cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex’s missing $850 million is poised to cop a plea. What Reginald Fowler is getting—or who he is giving up—remains to be seen.

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  • Oz Yosef may need a wizard's help (via YouTube).
    Oz Yosef may need a wizard's help (via YouTube).
    Tether,  Uncategorized

    Crypto Capital crony Oz Yosef indicted

    Another shadow banker has been charged in connection with the theft of $880 million from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.

    October 28, 2019 /

    Federal prosecutors have indicted Oz Yosef, a principal of Crypto Capital Corp., on three counts of bank fraud and conspiracy in cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex's $880 million loss.

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    Tether and Bitfinex said they do not control the price of Bitcoin. Again. (via PxHere)
    Cryptocurrencies

    Bitfinex, Tether again face market manipulation accusations

    The embattled cryptocurrency exchange and stablecoin issuer jointly announced that a “meritless and mercenary lawsuit” is coming.

    October 6, 2019 /

    It seems the New York Attorney General is not the only person accusing sister companies Bitfinex and Tether of breaking the law. A paper accusing the companies of market manipulation designed to boost the price of Bitcoin will be published soon.

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  • Tether and Bitfinex staff hard at work getting documents in the case brought against them by New York Attorney General Letitia James (via Pixabay).
    Tether and Bitfinex staff hard at work getting documents in the case brought against them by New York Attorney General Letitia James (via Pixabay).
    Tether

    Bitfinex, Tether accused of stalling fraud investigation

    The NY Attorney General’s office wants the exchange and stablecoin-issuer to keep giving it evidence while an appeals court decides whether to throw the case out

    October 3, 2019 /

    New York Attorney General Letitia James just demanded that embattled cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin-issuer Tether keep searching for documents that will help her office prove the sister companies committed fraud.

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