Crypto exchange Kraken agreed to shut down its U.S. cryptocurrency staking service and pay $30 million in penalties to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
A former Coinbase executive has pleaded guilty to insider trading
Ishan Wahi pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Ishan Wahi, a former Coinbase product manager, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges…
An activist group claims Shell misled investors on renewable energy
In a complaint submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by activist organization Global Witness, oil giant Shell (SHEL.L) has been charged with deceiving…
U.S. securities regulator gives more than $28 million to whistleblowers
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday that it had given joint tipsters who provided “important information” for one of the agency’s…
The founder of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has been detained in a $700 million fraud case
As the US pursues criminal suspects in the digital arena, a Russian was charged with money laundering using a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly concealed the…
The SEC of the United States has awarded $5 million to a tipper
The top U.S. market regulator announced a $5 million award to a whistleblower whose tip-off resulted in a successful enforcement action on Friday. The whistleblower…
The United States Supreme Court will deliberate on a critical standard in whistleblower fraud cases
The United States Supreme Court agreed on Friday to reconsider reviving two lawsuits accusing pharmacy operators of overcharging government health insurance programs for prescription drugs,…
SEC sues Covington law firm seeking the names of 300 clients who were hacked
According to court records, the Securities and Exchange Commission has sued law firm Covington & Burling for information on roughly 300 clients whose information was…
Insider trading case: Ex-Coinbase manager’s brother sentenced to ten months in prison
The brother of a former Coinbase Global Inc product manager was sentenced to ten months in jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty in what US…
The SEC has charged McDonald’s former CEO
The Securities and Exchange Commission accused Stephen J. Easterbrook, former CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, today of making false and misleading statements to investors regarding the…