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ForkLog 9 16.06.2023

French authorities announce probe into Binance

The French arm of Binance has been under a preliminary investigation since February 2022 over alleged illegal provision of cryptoasset services and failure to comply with anti-money-laundering obligations.

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ForkLog 11 13.06.2023

Atomic Wallet executives summoned for questioning by Kazakh authorities

On June 13, Kazakh law enforcement authorities issued subpoenas for questioning to the management of the non-custodial Atomic Wallet.

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ForkLog 8 09.06.2023

US charges WEX’s ‘Red Admin’ with Mt. Gox hack

The administrator of the WEX bitcoin exchange Aleksey Bilyuchenko and BTC-e developer Alexander Werner were charged with conspiring to launder about 647,000 BTC stolen from Mt. Gox.

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ForkLog 11 05.06.2023

Reuters reports Binance controlled the accounts of an independent US affiliate

Binance's chief executive Guanyin Chen managed five bank accounts belonging to an allegedly independent US affiliate of the exchange in 2019 and 2020, Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 12 29.05.2023

Journalists reveal details of Bitfinex hack report

The bitcoin exchange Bitfinex failed to implement 'operational, financial and technological controls', which made the 2016 hack possible.

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ForkLog 6 15.05.2023

Raids at Upbit and Bithumb Over Suspicious Crypto Transactions by Deputy Kim Nam-kuk

South Korean prosecutors conducted raids and asset seizures at the offices of the Upbit and Bithumb bitcoin exchanges in connection with an investigation into suspicious transactions by National Assembly deputy Kim Nam-kuk.

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ForkLog 6 08.05.2023

Media: South Korean lawmaker suspected of illicit crypto transfers

The South Korean prosecutor's office reported a series of suspicious digital-asset transactions carried out by opposition party lawmaker Kim Nam-kuk.

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ForkLog 5 06.05.2023

Bloomberg: U.S. DOJ investigates Binance over sanctions violations tied to Russia

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the parent company Binance Holdings Ltd. over possible sanctions violations related to Russia.

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ForkLog 8 28.04.2023

Coinbase responds to SEC allegations, warns of reputational risk

The American bitcoin exchange Coinbase responded to the SEC notice, saying it was prepared to vigorously defend itself.

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ForkLog 13 12.04.2023

DWF Labs Linked to Dubious Deals Worth at Least $65 Million

DWF Labs, a market maker, is suspected of dumping tokens from its portfolio projects totaling at least $65 million. The alert came from a Twitter user.

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ForkLog 7 27.03.2023

Former Coinone employee arrested in bribery case

A former employee of the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinone has been arrested on bribery charges.

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ForkLog 8 14.03.2023

US DOJ opens probe into TerraUSD collapse

The FBI questioned former Terraform Labs team members as part of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin.

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