#US Prosecutors

Highlights: Three Missouri men pleaded not guilty in the alleged Bitcoin kidnapping plot targeting a Connecticut Bitcoin holder. Prosecutors say the suspects planned to force the victim to transfer cryptocurrency during a home invasion. Investigators say the Missouri group abandoned […]

Highlights: Hashflare founders are seeking leniency, citing time served in Estonia. Prosecutors are asking the court for a ten-year sentence for both founders. The case has raised questions about the cross-border handling of crypto fraud. HashFlare co-founders Sergei Potapenko and […]

Highlights: US prosecutors are seeking a 5-year prison term for Ilya Lichtenstein in the Bitfinex hack case. Authorities have identified Bitfinex as the sole victim of the 2016 crypto heist. Sentencing for Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan is set for November […]