investigations

DOJ and SEC Investigating Silicon Valley Bank and 2 Officers
DOJ and SEC Investigating Silicon Valley Bank and 2 Officers
March 14, 2023  |  Banking

Prosecutors and regulators are reportedly investigating Silicon Valley Bank and two of its executives. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and...

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Crypto’s Lapses Hold Big Industry Lessons
Crypto’s Lapses Hold Big Industry Lessons
February 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

For the cryptocurrency industry to grow, sector foibles can’t keep looking so avoidable in retrospect. This, as a recent class action lawsuit filed in California...

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Crypto’s One-Time Favorite Bank Faces Federal Probe Into FTX Relationship
Crypto’s One-Time Favorite Bank Faces Federal Probe Into FTX Relationship
February 03, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Washington’s watchful eye doesn’t like what it sees across the crypto industry ecosystem. This, as U.S. prosecutors in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) fraud unit...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Planned to Restart FTX Abroad
Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Planned to Restart FTX Abroad
January 31, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX Co-founder Gary Wang said Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to transfer funds and restart FTX abroad. That’s according to a filing made Monday (Jan. 30) by the...

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Lawyers in FTX Case Spar Over Bankman-Fried’s Communications
Lawyers in FTX Case Spar Over Bankman-Fried’s Communications
January 30, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal prosecutors have reportedly asked a court to limit Sam Bankman-Fried’s communications. Bloomberg reported Monday (Jan. 30) that the prosecutors want the conditions of the...

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Crypto Noise Puts Further Focus on Binance’s Operations
Crypto Noise Puts Further Focus on Binance’s Operations
January 25, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulatory scrutiny post-FTX’s dramatic implosion has prompted a crisis of confidence in other industry actors. Perhaps no other firm has bee affected more so than...

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German Antitrust Investigation Highlights PayPal Merchant Fees
German Antitrust Investigation Highlights PayPal Merchant Fees
January 24, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

The German competition watchdog has announced antitrust investigations against PayPal. In a statement on Monday (Jan. 23), the Bundeskartellamt (BKartA) said it is probing the...

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Fed’s Goldman Probe and Regulators’ Remarks Signal Heightened Digital Lending Scrutiny
Fed’s Goldman Probe and Regulators’ Remarks Signal Heightened Digital Lending Scrutiny
January 23, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

The rise of digital banking — and specifically, consumer lending — looks set for renewed focus from regulators. As reported last week, the Federal Reserve...

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Report: PayPal Focus of German Antitrust Investigation
Report: PayPal Focus of German Antitrust Investigation
January 23, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

Germany’s competition watchdog is reportedly investigating PayPal over possible obstruction of its competitors. The head of that country’s Federal Cartel Office says he is examining...

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