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Do Kwon, Crypto Entrepreneur Who Caused 2022 Crash, Sentenced to 15 Years

Do Kwon, who designed the virtual currencies Luna and TerraUSD, which plunged in 2022, had pleaded guilty to fraud.

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Do Kwon, a crypto entrepreneur who went on the run after the crash of two virtual currencies that he created, was escorted by Montenegro police in 2024.

Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy

Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them.

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A mammoth data center is rising in Amarillo, Texas. Firms controlled by the Lutnick family have helped finance it, banking millions in fees in the process.

Trump Pardons Changpeng Zhao, Founder of the Crypto Exchange Binance

Changpeng Zhao, the richest man in crypto, had admitted to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists and other criminals to move money on Binance.

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Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder and former chief executive of Binance at the Token 2049 event in Dubai in April.

Crypto Investor Known as ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Reaches Deal With Prosecutors

In the Trump administration’s latest example of dialing back cryptocurrency enforcement, Roger Ver agreed to pay about $48 million to end a tax fraud case.

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Roger Ver, shown in 2013, was charged with fraud and tax evasion for failing to pay $48 million in taxes that he owed on his cryptocurrency holdings.
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