Tigran Gambaryan, an American compliance official for the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance, flew to Nigeria in February for a planned two-day business trip. He hasn’t returned.
Category: Virtual Currency
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Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, faced a maximum sentence of 110 years.
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How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Sentence Compares With Other White-Collar Cases
Here’s how the former crypto mogul’s 25-year sentence stacks up against the prosecutions of Michael Milken, Bernie Madoff and others.
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What Meltdown? Crypto Comes Roaring Back in the Philippines.
Two years after the cryptocurrency market crashed, internet cafes for playing crypto-earning video games are opening and farmers have started harvesting virtual crops from the games for income.
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Prosecutors Say Sam Bankman-Fried Should Get 40 to 50 Years in Jail
Mr. Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy, faces a maximum penalty of 110 years.
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Bitcoin Price Extends Rally, Emboldening Crypto Industry
The cryptocurrency has recently set a series of records, extending a rapid rally that has emboldened the virtual currency industry to flex its political muscle.
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Is Crypto Back? What to Know About Bitcoin’s Surge.
Bitcoin just hit a record high, but there are big differences between now and the last crypto boom, when digital currencies became a cultural phenomenon.
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Bitcoin Hits Record High, Recovering From 2022 Meltdown
Bitcoin’s price surged above $68,800, breaking the record the digital currency set in November 2021 when the crypto industry was booming.
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What Happens to FTX Clawback Cases if the Company Repays Its Creditors?
Lawyers for the failed crypto exchange told a bankruptcy judge they expected to pay creditors in full.
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Is Cryptocurrency Like Stocks and Bonds? Courts Move Closer to an Answer.
Federal judges are weighing whether digital currencies should be subject to the same rules as stocks and bonds. The outcome could shape crypto’s future in the U.S.