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Disgraced crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the United States, according to US officials seeking to charge him after the spectacular collapse of his FTX platform.
SEC readies stricter rules for digital assets
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/12/2022
» The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to impose more stringent regulations on digital assets to mirror the global market, with the aim of increasing investor protection.
Luxury resort, cars worth B3bn seized from alleged triad boss Tuhao
Online Reporters, Published on 09/12/2022
» Authorities have seized a luxury resort and cars, worth about 3 billion baht in all, from alleged Chinese triad boss Chaiyanat "Tuhao" Kornchayanant, who is accused of involvement in the drug trade.
Thousands of illegal cryptocurrency mining units seized
Online Reporters, Published on 07/12/2022
» Special investigators have seized about 3,500 illegal cryptocurrency-mining units operating from rented buildings in Bangkok and Nonthaburi and stealing vast amounts of electricity.
Crypto's path to deep crisis is well-worn
News, Published on 05/12/2022
» Swiftly rising interest rates have punctured the cryptocurrency bubble, exposing fragility, bad governance and even fraud in many corners, most notably at the crypto exchange FTX. And FTX's spectacular collapse comes on the heels of other recent failures in the cryptosphere, such as Terra-Luna, Three Arrows Capital or Voyager Digital. No one should be surprised -- not even at how many people were surprised.
Easing of Chinese Covid curbs lifts equity sentiment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/12/2022
» RECAP: Asian shares were mixed yesterday as investors were heartened by the possible easing of Covid curbs in China, while they awaited job figures in the United States that could determine whether the Federal Reserve will start to moderate its interest-rate increases as widely expected.
Crypto exchange Zipmex set for $100m buyout
Published on 02/12/2022
» The embattled cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex Asia is poised to be acquired by a venture capital fund for about US$100 million in digital coins and cash, one of the first rescues in Asia since a wave of defaults ripped through the sector.
FTX missing billions remain a mystery
Published on 01/12/2022
» Mystery continues to shroud the missing billions at the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after its disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried denied trying to perpetrate a fraud while admitting to grievous managerial errors.
'Miners' stealing electricity
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2022
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided 50 locations in Bangkok and Nonthaburi and found crypto miners had stolen electricity worth around 500 million baht over the past year.
Bankman-Fried apologises, says didn't 'try to commit fraud'
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» NEW YORK: Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried apologised Wednesday for a "lot of mistakes" in the abrupt collapse of the cryptocurrency firm and said he did not knowingly behave fraudulently.