Tag: cryptocurrency
Nigeria releases American crypto executive after dropping money laundering case
WASHINGTON -- An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced they were...
Binance founder ‘CZ’ released from custody after four-month sentence
Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was released from US custody on Friday after serving out his four-month sentence in a low-security correctional facility....
Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison faces sentencing
NEW YORK -- Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, faces the possibility of years in...
Trump plans to launch his sons' crypto business on Monday, 50 days before Election Day
Former President Donald Trump plans to deliver remarks next Monday about cryptocurrency and the launch of the company World Liberty Financial, a crypto...
Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams, the FBI says
WASHINGTON -- Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency, the FBI said in a...
Trump's new crypto business could create more conflicts if he's elected president
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is promising to make America the “crypto capital of the planet” if he returns to the...