Indian Supreme Court Regains YouTube Account from XRP Scammers
XRP scammers hacked the Supreme Court of India’s YouTube account, although, while it recovered, it lost its subscriber base. The Supreme Court of India quickly regained control of its official YouTube account after it was hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers promoting fake XRP investments. On September 20, hackers took over the Supreme Court’s YouTube account and […]
Kalshi Halts US Election Trading After Court Ruling
Kalshi launched its election markets after U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the CFTC had exceeded its authority. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) successfully obtained an administrative stay on the underlying order in its case against Kalshi, forcing the prediction market to halt its trading in the United States election less […]
CFTC Move to Block Kalshi’s Election Bets
The CFTC filed for an emergency stay, citing concerns about not having enough time to decide whether to appeal. The United States regulator has submitted an urgent emergency move to stop Kalshi, a U.S. based prediction market company, from offering election betting contracts. The submission came just a few hours after the judge decided to […]
South Korean Crypto CEO Stabbed During Fraud Trial
South Korean Crypto CEO was stabbed in a courtroom during the trial of the company’s executives, accused of stealing $826M. While he was in court in Seoul, the chief executive officer of a cryptocurrency company based in South Korea sustained several stab wounds. Hugo Hyungsoo Lee, the Chief Executive Officer of Haru Invest, a cryptocurrency-earning […]
Pavel Durov Heads to Court
French authorities detained Pavel Durov for up to 96 hours, extending it by 48 hours, over allegations of Telegram being used for serious crimes like child abuse, drug deals, and fraud. Reasons for Pavel Durov’s Arrest For what reason? French authorities have been investigating several severe allegations against Telegram, including the possibility that its users […]