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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Faces Legal Action Over Biometric Data Collection

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The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been accused of “wrongfully” profiting from its users’ facial and fingerprint scans. “Coinbase collects, stores, possesses, otherwise obtains, uses, and disseminates its users’ biometric data to, amongst other things, further enhance Coinbase and its online…

Indian Government Answers Questions About Crypto Legalization, Fraud Prevention

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The Indian government has responded to parliamentary questions about the legalization of cryptocurrency and the steps it has taken to prevent crypto-related fraud. “Crypto assets are currently unregulated in India. Frauds relating to crypto are dealt with under extant laws against…

SEC Takes Action Against Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and Its Executives

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Die USA. Wertpapier- und Börsenkommission (SEK) has filed charges against crypto trading platform Beaxy and its executives. zusätzlich, the regulator alleged that the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder raised $8 million in an unregistered crypto token offering and “misappropriated at least $900,000…

Binance Sued by CFTC for Alleged Violations of Trading and Derivatives Rules

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Die Welt’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, Binance Holdings Ltd., has been sued by the U.S. Kommission für den Handel mit Warenterminkontrakten. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been named in the lawsuit and the charges claim the crypto exchange broke several trading…

FBI Says Crypto Investment Fraud Rose 183% zu $2.57 Milliarden rein 2022

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says cryptocurrency investment fraud rose 183% von $907 million in 2021 zu $2.57 Milliarden ein 2022, based on data from its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The FBI also warned the public of “a spike…

SEC Files Emergency Action Against Bkcoin in $100 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme

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Die USA. Wertpapier- und Börsenkommission (SEK) has filed an emergency action against Miami-based investment adviser Bkcoin and one of its principals, Kevin Kang. “The defendants disregarded the structure of the funds, commingled investor assets, and used more than $3.6 Million…

Crypto Groups on Russian Social Media Hit by Bots Discrediting Bitcoin

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Social media groups devoted to cryptocurrencies in Russia have been attacked by bots in what looks like a campaign against bitcoin and the like. Their comments on Russia’s largest social media platform are triggered by certain keywords like crypto and blockchain,…

US Federal Trade Commission Investigates Marketing Schemes of Crypto Firm Voyager

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According to a court document filed recently in the Voyager Digital bankruptcy case, die USA. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the marketing of the crypto firm. Like the U.S. Wertpapier- und Börsenkommission (SEK), the FTC has objected to Binance…

NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce Charged by SEC for Touting EMAX Tokens

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Die USA. Wertpapier- und Börsenkommission (SEK) has charged Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for touting EMAX tokens and making misleading comments about unregistered crypto securities. The former Boston Celtics small forward agreed to settle the charges and pay the…

Alameda Research Seeks $446 Million Over Alleged ‘Preferential Transfers’ to Voyager Digital

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Exahash, Alameda Research Ltd. filed a legal complaint against Voyager Digital LLC and HTC Trading Inc. in den USA. bankruptcy court. The complaint alleges the defendants received preferential transfers of property from Alameda Research and the plaintiffs are seeking to…