Crypto mixer founder argues 30-year prison sentence is ‘unwarranted’
In March, a jury convicted Bitcoin Fog founder Roman Sterlingov of four counts related to money laundering through the operations of the crypto mixing service.
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Utah Senate to Debate Blockchain Task Force Creation and Business Incentives
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UK Treasury seeks input on taxing DeFi staking and lending
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Metaplanet wraps crypto media deal months after buying first Bitcoin
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New Samsung service Paperless adds document disposal to enterprise blockchain
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Sam Bankman-Fried: The crypto whale who wants to give billions away
Like many people in crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried is in it for the money. As the founder of quant trading firm Alameda Research, exchange FTX and DeFi protocol Serum, the curly haired 28-year-old has amassed a $10 billion fortune in just three years in the industry.Unlike most people in crypto though, he’s building up a fortune…