Democrats in the U.S. Senate continue to pile onto Binance, asking the Treasury and Justice departments to investigate its sanctions compliance and protections against illicit finance following reports of potential terrorism funding. Nine senators, …
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- NFT & Metaverse
Democrats Press DOJ Deputy Over Crypto Holdings, Enforcement Retreat
by adminby adminIn brief The letter cites federal law barring officials from participating in matters that could affect their personal financial interests. Senators questioned whether transferring digital assets to relatives satisfied promised divestment obligations. The inquiry …
- Crypto Education
DOJ Flags Three Crypto Cases in ‘America First’ Push Against Fraud
by adminby adminIn brief The Justice Department’s Fraud Section highlighted three major crypto-related prosecutions in its 2025 Year in Review, showcasing digital assets’ role in fraud schemes. Cases ranged from a $1 billion Medicare scam with …
- Bitcoin & Ethereum
Did DOJ Prosecutors Violate Trump’s Executive Order By Selling The Forfeited Samourai Wallet Bitcoin?
by adminby adminIt seems that the U.S. Marshall Service (USMS) has sold the $6.3 million worth of bitcoin that Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill paid the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as …
- DeFi Market
US Bitcoin cache adds $15bn as DoJ targets pig butchering kingpin – DL News
by adminby adminUS authorities filed to confiscate $15 billion in Bitcoin. The funds are tied to Chen Zhi, who the DoJ also hit with wire fraud and money laundering charges. His firm ran pig butchering scam …
In brief The Department of Justice has filed a criminal lawsuit against U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Powell asserts the DOJ probe is a “pretext” for an attack on the Fed’s independence, aimed …
