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SEC v. Beaxy Digital Ltd. et al: Notice of Settlement & Motion for Judgment (‘$8M Unregistered Crypto Offering & Fraud’)

SEC's Notice of Settlement & Motion for Judgment in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beaxy Digital, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Artak Hamazaspyan, Windy Inc., Nicholas Murphy, Randolph Bay Abbott, Braverock Investments, LLC, Future Digital Markets, Inc., Windy Financial LLC, Future Financial LLC, and Brian Peterson at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

SEC v. Beaxy Digital Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$8M Unregistered Crypto Offering & Fraud’)

Complaint in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beaxy Digital, Ltd., of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Artak Hamazaspyan, Windy Inc., Nicholas Murphy, Randolph Bay Abbott, Braverock Investments, LLC, Future Digital Markets, Inc., Windy Financial LLC, Future Financial LLC, and Brian Peterson at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

AE Capital Group LLC v. No-H20 USA Inc. et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

Complaint alleging securities fraud in AE Capital Group LLC v. No-H20 USA Inc., described as "the United States arm of an Irish car-wash franchising company, NO-H2O Holding Limited", and Emmet O'Brien, described as a citizen of Ireland residing in Florida, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

USA v. Sam Bankman-Fried: Fifth Superseding Indictment (‘Bribery of Chinese Government Officials’)

Fifth Superseding Indictment alleging fraud, money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, making unlawful political contributions, and bribery of "one or more Chinese government officials in order to regain access to Alameda trading accounts that had been frozen by Chinese law enforcement authorities" in USA v. Sam Bankman-Fried at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Iroquois Capital Investment Group LLC et al v. Violet Defense Group Inc. et al: Complaint

Complaint alleging "self-dealing, fraudulent misconduct, and corporate waste that improperly induced Plaintiffs to invest approximately $5,000,000 in Violet Defense" in Iroquois Capital Investment Group LLC, of Delaware; Iroquois Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Alpha Capital Anstalt, of Liechtenstein; Shay Capital LLC, of Delaware, and V4 Capital Partners LLC, of Minnesota, derivatively on behalf of Violet Defense Group Inc., Kirenafa SAFE LP, and Central Florida Tech Fund I LP v. Violet Defense Group Inc., Kirenaga Partners LLC, Kirenaga SAFE LP, Kirenaga SAFE GP LLC, Central Florida Tech Fund I LP, Central Florida Tech Fund GP LLC, Kirenaga Management Group Inc., Kirenaga Management LLC, and David Scalzo at the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Orange County, Florida.

TrustToken Inc. v. Kbit Global Ltd.: Complaint (‘Unpaid Crypto Loans’)

Complaint to recover allegedly unpaid crypto loans in TrustToken Inc., described as "a financial services company at the forefront of the development of new 23 global financial systems, using blockchain technology to facilitate loans and commerce" v. Kbit Global Limited, described as a Chinese company based in Hong Kong, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

CFTC v. Changpeng Zhao et al: Complaint

Complaint regarding "the world’s largest centralized digital asset exchange" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Changpeng Zhao, described as a citizen of Canada residing in Dubai; Binance Holdings Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, of Ireland; Binance (Services) Holdings Limited, of Ireland, and Samuel Lim, described as a resident of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

USA v. Sergey Cherkasov: Criminal Complaint (‘Russian Agent’)

Criminal Complaint alleging fraud, identify theft, and agent of a foreign power (Russia) in USA v. Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, a.k.a. Victor Muller Ferreira, described as "a Russian citizen who falsely represented himself in the United States, Brazil and other countries to be a Brazilian citizen", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Measure 8 Ventures LP et al v. Nitin Khanna et al: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

Complaint alleging securities fraud in Measure 8 Ventures LP, Gron Ventures Fund I LP, Zola Global Investors Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Anson Advisors Inc., of Canada, on behalf of Anson East Master Fund LP, AC Anson Investments Ltd., Anson Investments Master Fund LP, and Anson Opportunities Master Fund LP; Serendipity SPC – Trimble Fund SP, of the Cayman Islands, on behalf of Emerald Spur Limited; Lapid US Investments LLC, and Hadron Healthcare and Consumer Special Opportunities Master Fund, of the Cayman Islands v. Nitin Khanna, Karan Khanna, Angelo Lombardi, Sam Knapp, David Thompson, Nicholas J. Slinde, Benjamin C. Stoller, and Allan Goodman, of Canada, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd. et al v. Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd. et al: Appeal Judgment

Judgment in Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd., Attestor Value Master Fund LP, Maso Capital Investments Limited, Star V Partners LLC, Blackwell Partners LLC - Series A, Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited, as Trustee of the Allard Growth Fund; DMS UCITS Platform ICAV, on behalf of its sub-fund, Allard Asia UCITS Fund; Allard Partners Australia Pty Limited, as Trustee of the Allard Investment Fund; Alpine Partner (BVI) LP, acting through its General Partner, Alpine Global Management LLC; 405 ACM Ltd., Athos Special situations Fund SPC, on behalf of its segregated account, Athos Global Opportunities SP-1; FMAP ACL Limited, Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund, Citadel Equity Fund Ltd., C+F NV, Portus NV, Value Square Fund NV, Cedar SA, AVI Global Trust Plc, Norges Bank, Wakeland Securities LP, Wakefield Securities LLC, FourWorld Global Opportunities Fund Ltd., FourWorld Event Opportunities LP, Boothbay Absolute Return Strategies LP, Boothbay Diversified Alpha Master Fund LP, Integrated Core Strategies (Asia) Pte Ltd., PWCM Master Fund Ltd., Pentwater Equity Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., Pentwater Merger Arbitrage Master Fund Ltd., Crown Managed Accounts SPC, Pentwater Metric Merger Arbitrage Fund LP, through its General Partner, Pentwater Metric Merger Arbitrage CP LLC; Pentwater Unconstrained Master Fund Ltd., Helium Fund, on behalf of its sub-funds, Helijm Selection and Helium Performance; Helium Opportunities, Merlin Fidelis Emerging Markets Fund, Hildene Opportunities Master Fund II Limited, Stonehill Master Fund Ltd., Stonehill Institutional Partners LP, APS Holdings Corporation, Sunrise Partners Limited Partnership, The Funicular Fund LP, Shay Capital LLC, One68 Global Master Fund LP, Golden Chance Goldsmith Pte Ltd., Qube Master Fund Ltd., QRT Master Fund SPC - Torus Fund SP; Lakeville Capital Investors (enhanced) Master Limited, Lakeville Capital Investors Limited, Prelude Opportunity Fund LP, Davidson Kempner Partners, M.H. Davidson & Co., Davidson Kempner International Ltd., Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners LP. Schonfeld IR Master Fund Pte Ltd., Schonfeld Global Master Fund LP, Samson Rock Event Driven Master Fund Limited, Pictet TR - Diversified Alpha, Alphanatics Master Fuind Limited, Indus Select Master Fund Ltd., Vitruvius - Asian Equity, a sub-fund of Vitruvius SICAV; Cambridge University Endowment Fund, FMI International Fund, FMI International Fund II - Currency Unhedged, Man Funds XII SPC-Man 1783 II SP, Man GLG Credit Multi Strategy Master Fund, Graham Leigh Collins, Beral Holdings Pte Ltd., Wong Hong Yen, Hong Sun Wong, Clifford Cheah King Mun, Stephanie Vanessa Ling-Tsu Cheah, Albert Neo Po Soon, Lau Mei Leng, The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity Income Fund, The Gabelli Asset Fund, Gabelli Associates Limited, Gabelli Associates Fund, Gabelli Associates Ltd. II E, The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc., GGCP Inc., Gabelli Associates Fund II LP, The Gabelli Global Rising Income and Dividend Fund, The Gabelli Global Global Utility & Income Trust, The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc., The Gabelli Dividend and Income Trust, Gabelli Arbitrage Holdings, and Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust v. Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited and Jardine Strategic Limited at Bermuda Court of Appeal.

Michele Mason: $3.8K Penalties (‘Crypto Promotion’)

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $3,820 on Michele Mason Lohan, described as “a film director and internet personality known as 'Kendra Lust'" residing in Michigan, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that she was paid to do so.

Akon: $168K Penalties (‘Crypto Promotion’)

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $168,000 on Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, described as "a well-known entertainer and internet personality known as 'Akon'" residing in Georgia, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

Shaffer Smith: $48K Penalties (‘Crypto Promotion’)

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $48,000 on Shaffer Smith, described as “a well-known entertainer and internet personality known as 'Ne-Yo'” residing in Georgia, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

Miles McCollum: $40K Penalties (‘Crypto Promotion’)

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $40,000 on Miles McCollum, described as "a well-known recording artist and internet media personality known as 'Lil Yachty'" residing in Georgia, USA, for promoting a crypto security known as “Tronix tokens” without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

Jake Paul: $100K Penalties (‘Crypto Promotion’)

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $100,000 on Jake Paul, described as "a well-known internet personality and professional boxer" residing in Puerto Rico, for promoting a crypto security known as "Tronix tokens" without disclosing that he was paid to do so.

Lindsay Lohan: $40K Penalties (‘Crypto Promotion’)

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing penalties totaling $40,000 on Lindsay Lohan, described as "a well-known actress, singer, and internet personality" residing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for promoting a crypto security known as "Tronix tokens" without disclosing that she was paid to do so.

SEC v. Justin Sun et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving crypto in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Justin Sun, described as "a Chinese national and crypto asset entrepreneur"; Tron Foundation Limited, of Singapore; BitTorrent Foundation Ltd., of Singapore; Rainberry Inc., Austin Mahone, described as "a U.S. citizen and a singer and songwriter residing in Miami, Florida", and Deandre Cortez Way, a.k.a. Soulja Boy, a U.S. citizen and a singer and record producer residing in Calabasas, California", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.