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US Department of Justice Launches Criminal Investigation Into $372M FTX Hack

U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the whereabouts of approximately $372 million in missing digital assets from now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX and FTX US. On Nov. 12, amidst bankruptcy and internal collapse, FTX warned customers of abnormal wallet activity regarding at least 228,523 Ether (ETH) transferred out of the exchange from an unknown perpetrator. 

At Least 30 Entities With Connections to FTX Have Been Subpoenaed by DOJ

Charles Gasparino on Twitter: "BREAKING: @SBF_FTX lawyers working to convince DOJ to grant SBF bail under some type of supervision in exchange for bail/cooperation once he is extradited--sources. DOJ investigation is extensive w nearly 30 entities/people w ties to SBF receiving subpoenas."

US DOJ Split Over Charging Binance in the 2018 AML Investigation

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is nearing the completion of its investigation into cryptocurrency exchange Binance, which started in 2018. A report from Reuters suggests there is a conflict among US prosecutors over whether the gathered evidence is enough to press criminal charges against the crypto exchange and its executive or not.

US DOJ Seizes Seven Website Domains Linked to "Pig Butchering" Crypto Scam

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia has seized seven domain names used in committing “pig butchering” cryptocurrency crimes.