Ohio Man Gets 9 Years for $10M Bitcoin Trading Ponzi Scheme
In brief Investment manager Rathnakishore Giri, 31, of Ohio, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for operating a $10 million cryptocurrency Ponzi...
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Reports suggest Iran is mulling Hormuz ‘insurance’ scheme, paid in Bitcoin
Iran is reportedly considering a plan to exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz through an “insurance-based model,” with some speculating, based on an unverified...
AI Models Scheme, Betray and Vote Each Other Out in Survivor-Style Game
In brief A Stanford researcher built a Survivor-style game where AI models form alliances and vote rivals out. The benchmark aims to address growing problems...
US sentences ‘laptop farmers’ tied to North Korean IT worker scheme
US prosecutors said they have secured eight sentences in the last five months against people acting as US-based proxies for North Korea-based IT workers, shedding...
New York forces Uphold to pay $5M over fraudulent crypto investment scheme
New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured more than $5 million from cryptocurrency platform Uphold over its role in promoting a fraudulent investment product....
Money Launderer Sentenced to 70 Months Over $263M Crypto Social-Engineering Scheme
In brief Evan Tangeman, 22, of Newport Beach was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for money laundering. The criminal enterprise he worked with...