April 01, 2026
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voluntarily dismissed cases against five defendants accused of manipulating the cryptocurrency markets through wash trading, telling a Massachusetts federal court it will not pursue monetary remedies against one convicted fraudster who had already consented to an agency settlement.
April 03, 2025
United Arab Emirates-based CLS Global FZC LLC has been sentenced in Massachusetts federal court on criminal charges over running a fraudulent "wash trading" scheme after it pled guilty to the charges in January and agreed to stop working in the U.S. cryptocurrency industry.
January 21, 2025
A financial services firm based in the United Arab Emirates has agreed to plead guilty to a fraudulent "wash trading" scheme and will stop working in the U.S. cryptocurrency industry as part of a deal announced Tuesday by Boston federal prosecutors.
October 09, 2024
Massachusetts federal prosecutors announced charges against 18 individuals and cryptocurrency firms on Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind set of actions targeting alleged manipulation of digital asset markets through wash trading and other tactics.