Cryptocurrency exchanges

FTX customers who lost a fortune on the bankrupt exchange are doubling down on crypto

FTX’s multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency blowup hasn’t destroyed all faith in the industry.  In a new documentary premiering Monday, FTX customers, insiders…

Elon Musk tweets and Twitter bots drove up price of FTX-listed altcoins, research finds

Rampant bots on Twitter helped to pump up the price of cryptocurrency, including coins traded by insiders at FTX hedge…

Some crypto assets are securities, Manhattan judge says, complicating Coinbase and Ripple cases

A Manhattan federal judge said in an opinion that cryptocurrencies are considered securities regardless of how they are sold. It allows…

SEC sues entrepreneur, alleging $1 billion in unregistered crypto sales and multimillion-dollar fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday filed charges against a U.S. citizen it alleged raised more than $1 billion…

Francisco Partners & TPG to take New Relic private in $6 billion all-cash deal

A consortium led by Francisco Partners and private equity group TPG will take software provider New Relic private in an…

Prosecutors drop another charge against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Federal prosecutors dropped a campaign finance charge against Sam Bankman-Fried, the second time they have narrowed the indictment against the…

FTX lobbyist tried to buy Pacific island of Nauru to create a new superspecies, lawsuit says

Sam Bankman-Fried’s younger brother, who was a top lobbyist for failed crypto exchange FTX, considered purchasing the island nation of…

FTX lawyers accuse Sam Bankman-Fried of financing his criminal defense with $10 million in misappropriated funds

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, was sued in Delaware bankruptcy court on Thursday by his ex-company’s lawyers,…

UAE crypto scammer sentenced to 8 years in prison for multimillion-dollar fraud scheme

A United Arab Emirates resident and Nigerian citizen was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar…

Binance could lay off thousands as company buckles down for DOJ probe, source says

Crypto exchange Binance is laying off employees in response to an ongoing Justice Department probe that is likely to end…