Ex-CFO that stole $5M to trade crypto and ‘meme stocks’ gets 3 years prison

    Cooper Morgenthau embezzled $5 million from three different companies and lost almost all of it trading cryptocurrencies and “meme stocks.” The former CFO of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) was sentenced to three years in prison after embezzling $5 million that was used to trade cryptocurrencies and “meme stocks.” An April 27 press release from the…

    SEC not allowed to punish Voyager advisers over bankruptcy token, says US judge

    The SEC claims the transactions involved with redistributing the funds to impacted Voyager account holders will trigger U.S. securities laws. The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) won’t be allowed to fine executives involved in Voyager Digital should it end up issuing bankruptcy tokens to help repay impacted customers, bankruptcy judge Michael Wiles has said….

    Colombia’s legal system experiments in the metaverse: Report

    Colombia has positioned itself at the forefront of innovative ways to conduct legal proceedings after recently hosting a trial in the metaverse. A Colombian court recently hosted its first legal trial in the Metaverse, with the court magistrate saying it felt “more real than a video call,” according to a recent report. According to a…

    Coinbase staking ‘fundamentally different’ to Kraken’s — chief lawyer

    After the Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on Kraken, Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal outlined the differences between that exchange’s staking product and its own. The staking services offered by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase are “fundamentally different” to what was offered by its peer exchange Kraken — which recently came under fire from the United…

    Genesis creditors to expect 80% recovery under proposed restructuring plan

    Digital Currency Group (DCG) plans to hand its equity stake in Genesis’ trading arm to Genesis Global, which will then be sold, pending court approval. A Genesis creditor has revealed the new proposed restructuring plan between Genesis, Digital Currency Group and creditors will see creditors getting back at least 80% of their funds. On Feb….

    South Korea to deploy cryptocurrency tracking system in 2023

    The “Virtual Currency Tracking System” will be used to monitor transaction history, extract information related to transactions and check the source of funds before and after remittance. The Ministry of Justice in South Korea announced plans to introduce a crypto-tracking system to counter money laundering initiatives and recover funds linked to criminal activities. The “Virtual…