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Arrest (Sasun Bughdaryan / Unsplash)
Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail
Rabotnik, 24, has also been ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution.
Arrest (Sasun Bughdaryan / Unsplash)

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Apologizes Ahead of Sentencing, 161 Others Send Letters of Support
Zhao is scheduled to be sentenced on April 30 after he and Binance settled charges with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in November 2023.
CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao at Consensus Singapore 2018 (CoinDesk)

SDNY Courthouse 40 Centre Street
Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations
Storm was arrested last year over his work with the mixer.
SDNY Courthouse 40 Centre Street

16:9 KuCoin (Shutterstock)
Crypto Exchange KuCoin Violated Anti-Money Laundering Laws, U.S. Charges
The exchange was charged under the Bank Secrecy Act.
16:9 KuCoin (Shutterstock)

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Civil Forfeiture Action to Return $2.3M in Crypto Tied to 37 Scam Victims
The $2.3 million includes $400,000 tied to a pig butchering scam that targeted a Massachusetts resident.
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Federal officials announced the various actions against Binance last November. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Judge Signs Off on Binance's $4.3B Plea Deal With U.S. Prosecutors
Binance pleaded guilty to violating sanctions and anti-money laundering laws last year.
Federal officials announced the various actions against Binance last November. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

LockBit's site has been taken over by federal authorities. (UK National Crime Agency)
U.S. Bans Crypto Addresses Tied to LockBit Ransomware Group From Financial System
LockBit hit more than 2,000 different victims, who forked out north of $120 million in payments, according to a DOJ press release.
LockBit's site has been taken over by federal authorities. (UK National Crime Agency)

SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Crypto Backers B. Riley and Nomura Entangled in SEC Probe: Bloomberg
A statement from B. Riley said it was unaware of any such investigation from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
SEC logo (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Second Criminal Trial, U.S. Prosecutors Say
The lawyers said much of the evidence they planned to introduce in the second trial was already introduced in the first case and can be considered in the sentencing planned fo...
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Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)
Binance Founder Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Stuck in U.S. Until Sentencing
Zhao pleaded guilty to a federal charge last month.
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CoinDesk archives)