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Iranian transactions flow through Tron, BNB Chain amid Trump-family crypto ventures

Iranian institutions processed over $2.3B via Tron and BNB Chain blockchains, raising scrutiny of links to Trump-backed crypto ventures and potential conflicts of interest.

Nobitex founders have a history of links with the Islamic regime.
Nobitex founders have a history of links with the Islamic regime.

Who owns Novitex: Iran's largest crypto exchange used by IRGC to move millions - explainer

Barron Trump gestures as he is recognized during an indoor inauguration parade at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.

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US wants FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried jailed pending trial

The purpose of Wednesday's hearing was in part to consider what Kaplan called "the adequacy and continuation of the current bail conditions."

 Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2023.

'Verified human': Worldcoin users queue up for iris scans

Worldcoin's data-collection is a "potential privacy nightmare," said the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a US privacy campaigner.

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Prosecutors accuse FTX's Bankman-Fried of witness tampering

The prosecutors argued that Bankman-Fried was trying to malign Ellison's credibility, and that such conduct could chill witnesses from testifying and taint the jury pool.

 Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, is escorted out of the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 21, 2022.

Israel seized Binance crypto accounts to 'thwart' Islamic State - report

The owner of the two Islamic State-linked Binance accounts seized by Israel was a 28-year-old Palestinian called Osama Abuobayda.

 A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Binance logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022.

Dogecoin jumps as Musk's Twitter flips logo to Shiba Inu dog

Elon Musk asked a US judge on Friday to throw out a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk smiles at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, US, June 13, 2019.

FTX's Bankman-Fried charged with $40 million bribe to Chinese officials

The indictment said Bankman-Fried ordered the $40 million cryptocurrency payment to a private wallet from Alameda's main trading account, to persuade Chinese authorities to unfreezeAlameda accounts

 Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2023.

People who posted Sam Bankman-Fried's bail should be named, US judge rules

Bankman-Fried has been confined at his parents' home in California, after pleading not guilty to fraud for allegedly looting billions of FTX customer dollars.

 Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, is escorted out of the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 21, 2022.

'I didn't steal funds,' Sam Bankman-Fried says in unusual post-arrest blog post

Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of bankrupted FTX, has shared his side of the crypto-drama in an unusual blog post.

 Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2023.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in crypto fraud case

Once hailed as the Jewish king of cryptocurrency, the 30-year-old entrepreneur known as SBF pleaded not guilty to criminal charges on Tuesday as as he faces up to 115 years in prison.

 Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2023.

US charges investor Avraham Eisenberg with fraud in Mango crypto case

Eisenberg's trades in futures related to the MNGO crypto token enabled him to withdraw $110 million in cryptocurrencies from other investors' deposits, with no apparent intention to repay.

Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum and DogeCoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken, June 29, 2021.