Federal prosecutors blast ex-Celsius CEO’s motion to vacate as ‘without merit’
An effort by Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO of now-defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, to convince a federal court to vacate his 12-year sentence for...
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Dutch Prosecutors Sell $2.5M of Crypto From Bankrupt Platform Knaken
In brief Dutch prosecutors have sold the cryptocurrency seized from Knaken, a collapsed Dutch crypto platform, raising $2.5 million (€2.2 million) for creditors. The trustee...
US prosecutors propose changes to CLARITY as voting window narrows: Report
Organizations representing law enforcement officials in the US have reportedly proposed changes to a comprehensive cryptocurrency market structure bill under consideration in the Senate, with...
Chinese Prosecutors Float Treating Crypto Mixer, Privacy Coin Use as Sign of Money Laundering
In brief An opinion article in the newspaper of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate lays out a framework for prosecuting crypto money laundering. Its proposals include...
Dutch Prosecutors Seek to Bankrupt Crypto Platform Knaken After Funds Frozen
In brief The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has asked a Rotterdam court to declare crypto platform Knaken bankrupt in “the public interest.” Knaken has been...
US prosecutors ask for leniency for ex-Celsius exec, citing cooperation
Federal prosecutors are recommending a light sentence for Roni Cohen-Pavon, the former chief revenue officer of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius. In a Monday letter...