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While U.S Federal prosecutors investigate FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried for fraud, the role of Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) founder Changpeng Zhao in this saga is often overlooked. Recall when Zhao, or "CZ" as he is known within the crypto world, announced via Twitter...

Banks registered in New York State must request regulatory approval 90 days prior to engaging in crypto assets, even if it is through a third party, according to the New York Department of Financial Services. According to the guidance released on Thursday, banks will be required to provide the...

Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) CEO Changpeng Zhao says the "crypto winter" is still ongoing and that the coming months can be difficult. “While we expect the next several months to be bumpy, we will get past this challenging period — and we’ll be stronger for having been through...

Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX, and Alameda Research have been sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for breaking federal commodities regulations.  The top U.S. derivatives regulator alleges that Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives borrowed hundreds of millions of dollars from...

The U.S. Department of Justice is considering slapping criminal charges against cryptocurrency exchange Binance (CRYPTO: BNB) and specific individuals related to the firm, including its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao. Prosecutors are split on whether to pursue the case vigorously or wait to...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has requested that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismiss a federal judge's injunction to stop retail licensing. James made the request on behalf of the New York Office of Cannabis Management, per Green Market Report. Judge Gary L. Sharpe of the New...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is the subject of a criminal investigation in the U.S. over claims that its electric vehicles can drive themselves, according to a Reuters report citing three people with information about the situation. What Happened: Following more than a dozen mishaps involving...

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Russian nationals for operating Z-Library, an online e-book piracy website.  What Happened: The Department of Justice has charged Anton Napolsky and Valeriia Ermakova with "criminal copyright infringement, wire fraud and money laundering for...

Cannabis is completely legal in the nation's capital, however, due to a convoluted bicameral omnibus bill, recreational marijuana sales are still prohibited in the District. Now, a coalition of local, state, and national advocacy organizations is calling on US Attorney General Merrick Garland...

The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly looking into the FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) liquidity crisis and the turmoil surrounding the exchange’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. What Happened: The DoJ is closely working with the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the FTX saga, ...

Two Chinese officials were accused of paying bribes in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to a U.S. government employee in order to steal documents from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Court documents stated Guochun He and Zheng Wang allegedly orchestrated...

The Department of Justice said on Wednesday in a filing with the Florida District Court that it has made available the bulk of the materials seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence as required by the court’s order. What Happened: The former U.S. president’s legal...

The U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal case against Donald Trump over the classified documents recovered from his Mar-a-Lago residence is not the only legal challenge the former president is facing. He and his real estate business — The Trump Organization — are also the...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has asked the court to stay its Sept. 5 ruling in order to allow further review of the classified documents that were seized from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. This is the latest development in the lawsuit between the DoJ...

The nonprofit organization Safehouse has been in continuous communication with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a space where people can inject illegal opioids under medical supervision. In a recent press release, the organization stated that conversations continue to be productive....