Liquidators of South Africa's biggest pyramid scheme in history strike deal with US over R33-billion claim
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has reached an agreement with the South African liquidators of Mirror Trading International not to pursue a $1,733,838,372 (R33...
Mastermind of South Africa's biggest pyramid scheme in history ordered to pay R63.6 billion
Mirror Trading International (MTI) CEO Johann Steynberg has been ordered to pay close to $3.5 billion (R63.6 billion) in restitution and penalties in the United States.
The Commodity Futures Trading...
Binance and CEO Zhao sued for allegedly breaking derivatives rules in the US
The US took its most forceful move yet on Monday to crack down on crypto exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. and its chief executive officer Changpeng Zhao.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission alleged in federal court...
Police interview FTX founder as R11 billion mysteriously leaves crypto exchange
A day after Sam Bankman-Fried’s digital-asset empire filed for Chapter 11 protection, the former crypto mogul was interviewed by Bahamian police and regulators, according to a person familiar with the matter...
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Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi halts withdrawals
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the embattled crypto exchange FTX, is being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for potential violations of securities rules.
The Bahamas, where his FTX.com arm is based, froze the assets of a...
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Liquidators recovered R1.1 billion in South Africa's biggest bitcoin scam — now the taxman wants it all
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is lodging a claim for R931,121,989.35 against the estate of disgraced bitcoin-based network marketing scheme Mirror Trading International.
If...
United States lays charges against South African man over R28 billion Bitcoin scam
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil enforcement action in which it charged Mirror Trading International (MTI) and its CEO Johann Steynberg with fraud.
“This action is...