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Gotbit Consulting LLC and its founder, Aleksei Andriunin, were sentenced for using wash trading to manipulate crypto markets.
The firm created fake trading volume to boost client tokens' visibility, earning…
A 26-year-old man from Alabama has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a social media hack that briefly sent the price of bitcoin…
A federal judge sentenced Eric Council Jr., who participated in posting a fake announcement on the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account saying it would approve spot Bitcoin (BTC)…
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Alex Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday.
The former Celsius Network CEO pled guilty to two charges in December 2024.
His sentence is eight years…
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Alex Mashinsky, the Celsius founder, was sentenced to
12 years in prison for a scheme that unraveled billions in investor funds and
trust, Bloomberg reported. Mashinsky, once a vocal promoter of Celsius
Network’s…