“You Shall Not Pass” Lord of the Rings Inspired Cryptocurrency Is Now Banned
A cryptocurrency inspired by the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was banned on Tuesday. The family and estate author of JRR Tolkien — the...
McKinsey Affiliate MIO Partners to pay $18 million to settle compliance failure
MIO Partners, a subsidiary of McKinsey and a registered investment adviser, settled an enforcement action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in...
BlockFi reportedly under SEC investigation over its high-yield crypto accounts
BlockFi is reportedly under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its high-yield, interest-bearing cryptocurrency accounts.
On its website, the New Jersey-based...
SEC stops American CryptoFed from registering Ducat, Locke digital tokens as equity securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) halted the registration of American CryptoFed DAO LLC for its two digital tokens as equity securities.
In the SEC...
McKinsey partner Puneet Dikshit charged with insider trading
Puneet Dikshit, a partner in a global consulting management firm McKinsey, has been charged with insider trading in connection with the recent $2.2 billion...
DC Solar owner Jeff Carpoff to serve 30 years in prison for orchestrating $1...
DC Solar owner Jeff Carpoff will spend 30 years of his life in federal prison for orchestrating a $1 billion Ponzi scheme.
Carpoff committed the...
Robinhood discloses data breach, hacker stole info. of 7 million people
Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ: HOOD) revealed that its online trading platform suffered a data breach in which millions of its retail clients have been...
Radio host William Neil “Doc” Gallagher gets 3 life sentences for Ponzi scheme that...
William Neil "Doc" Gallagher, a Texas Christian radio host and author of the book entitled "Jesus Christ, Money Master, will serve three life prison...
SEC sued BNZ One Capital and its co-founders for operating a Ponzi-like scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against BNZ One Capital for allegedly operating a Ponzi-like scheme.
The federal securities regulator also named...
Music streaming company Akazoo to pay $38.8 million to settle fraud charges
Akazoo S.A., a purpoted music streaming company based in Greece, agreed to pay $38.8 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities...