The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed fraud charges against Caroline Ellison, Alameda CEO, and Gary Wang, Alameda and FTX Co-Founder, in an amended complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Samuel Bankman-Fried, FTX Trading Ltd. d/b/a FTX.com (FTX), and Alameda Research LLC (Alameda).
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Cleaning Up Crypto: How Whistleblowers Can Help Stop Cryptocurrency Scams, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion, and Make Money Doing It Thursday, May 27, 2021
I am lawyer who represents whistleblowers. I also am fascinated by the worlds of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Increasingly, these two worlds intersect, if not collide. As anyone steeped in the fintech arena knows, blockchain has the potential to revolutionize banking and financial transactions. Unfortunately, cryptomania has resulted in numerous Ponzi-like scams, and other dubious activities such a market manipulation, money laundering, and tax evasion.
Even legitimate cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), are frequently used for unlawful ends. Governments around the world, including India and China, have already started to heavily regulate, or even outlaw, the use of cryptocurrency. In the United States, various government agencies have investigated and brought legal