United States

Companies that voluntarily disclose suspected criminal activity or misconduct to federal prosecutors can receive up to a 75 percent reduction in penalties.

Bitzlato facilitated $700mn in crypto transfers for Hydra users and received more than $15mn in ransomware proceeds.

The voluntary delistings are a recognition that Chinese state firms will be unable to provide US regulators full access to their audit records as required.

The SEC says the Gemini Earn programme, which allowed investors to earn interest on their crypto assets, constituted the offer and sale of unregistered securities.

The CFTC filed fraud and swap manipulation charges against a hacker, saying the Commodity Exchange Act applies to decentralised blockchain-based trading platforms.

The bank faced $8bn in withdrawals, forcing it to sell $5.2bn in debt securities at a $718mn loss. Its stock has fallen 95% since Nov 2021.

Six officers and board members of Qods Aviation Industries were designated over the use of Iranian drones by Russia to attack Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.

Venture capital firms and investment funds that invested in FTX may face scrutiny about whether they met their fiduciary duties to their own investors.

NYAG says Alex Mashinsky lied about Celsius’s safety, then lost customer funds in risky investments and concealed the firm's deteriorating financial condition.

The SEC may be concerned about a possible co-mingling of funds between Binance's US and global entities to fund the acquisition.