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April 22, 2025

SEC’s New Era: Paul Atkins Sworn In—Will Crypto Finally Get the Regulatory Clarity It Deserves?

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has entered a new chapter with the swearing-in of Paul S. Atkins as its 34th Chairman, a move widely anticipated to mark a dramatic pivot in how the agency approaches crypto and DeFi regulation. For years, the financial industry—especially the burgeoning digital asset sector—has bristled under the SEC’s “Regulation by Enforcement” strategy.

April 21, 2025

Crypto Mogul Changpeng Zhao – Fallen, Rich, and Rising Again?

As spring 2025 blooms and Easter’s themes of rebirth fill the air, Changpeng Zhao emerges as one of the most controversial figures of startup mythology: a man who fell spectacularly, paid a price—then rose again, wealthier and louder than ever. Once the almighty architect of Binance, CZ now resides in Dubai with a net worth that Forbes estimates at $63 billion.

April 21, 2025

Startup on Trial: Binance and CZ – The Global Crypto Empire That Played by Its Own Rules

Binance, once celebrated as the world’s largest crypto exchange, fell from regulatory grace when founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) pleaded guilty to money laundering charges in 2023. This case highlights how a tech behemoth grew rapidly by navigating around regulatory frameworks—and how global regulators, once slow to respond, eventually brought the empire to heel.

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April 17, 2025

New U.S. Ruling Confirms: Google Illegally Monopolized Online Ad Tech Markets!

Following FinTelegram’s recent investor alert warning of mounting legal and strategic risks for Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, a new U.S. court ruling has validated these concerns: U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema has found that Google unlawfully monopolized key markets in online advertising technology.

April 16, 2025

Startup on Trial: The Fall of FTX – How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Empire Exploited Compliance Gaps and Ended in Catastrophe

FTX, once hailed as the gold standard of crypto exchanges, imploded in November 2022, revealing a multi-billion-dollar fraud orchestrated by founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). What began as a scrappy crypto derivatives exchange turned into a house of cards built on customer fund misuse, opaque affiliate structures, and a startling absence of regulatory oversight

April 14, 2025

FinTelegram Launches New Series: “Startup on Trial” – When Innovation Clashes With the Law

FinTelegram is proud to announce the launch of its latest investigative series: “Startup on Trial” – a deep dive into some of the most high-profile legal, regulatory, and ethical failures in the tech startup ecosystem. This series examines the point at which innovation, ambition, and disruption collide with hard legal realities.

April 14, 2025

What is DeFi? Understanding the Decentralized Finance Revolution

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is reshaping how money works—without banks, brokers, or centralized authorities. From lending and trading to passive income through liquidity provision, DeFi opens up the global financial system to anyone with an internet connection and a crypto wallet. But with great freedom comes great risk. In this first part of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we dissect what DeFi really is, how it works, and why it’s both revolutionary and dangerous.

April 12, 2025

From Unicorns to Orange Jumpsuits: Charlie Javice’s Conviction Exposes Startup Fraud Epidemic

The U.S. national Charlie Javice, founder of college financial aid startup Frank, was convicted on March 28, 2025, on four felony counts: securities fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy. The Manhattan federal jury found that Javice deceived JPMorgan Chase into acquiring Frank in 2021 by inflating its user base from 300,000 to 4.25 million, fabricating customer lists, and directing staff to falsify data.

April 11, 2025

Cybercrime Update: Cryptocurrency-Related Financial Crime Trends (2024-2025)

In 2024, the volume of illicit cryptocurrency transactions fell to approximately $45 billion, a 24% decline from 2023. However, analysts caution that this figure may rise as ongoing investigations uncover additional activity, TRM labs says in its 2025 rypto crime report. Sanctioned entities accounted for 33% of illicit crypto volume, surpassing scams, fraud, and blocklisted addresses.

April 10, 2025

Atkins Era Begins: Does the SEC’s Pro-Crypto Pivot Signal a Global Regulatory Reboot—or a Race to Deregulate?

The U.S. Senate confirmed Paul Atkins as SEC Chair on April 9, 2025, in a 52–44 vote largely along party lines, marking a pivotal shift in the agency’s regulatory trajectory[1][9]. A former SEC Commissioner (2002–2008) and Wall Street consultant, Atkins is poised to steer the agency toward a more industry-friendly approach amid significant operational challenges.

April 9, 2025

U.S. DOJ Disbands Crypto Enforcement Team, Shifts Focus Under Trump Administration!

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has disbanded its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET), a unit established under the Biden administration to combat illicit crypto activity. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the immediate dissolution in an April 8 memo, criticizing the prior administration’s “reckless strategy of regulation by prosecution” and asserting that the DOJ “is not a digital assets regulator.”

April 8, 2025

Update: Austrian Real Estate Tycoon Rene Benko Must Remain in Custody – FinTelegram Investigations in Focus

Vienna, April 2025 – The legal noose around Rene Benko, once hailed as one of Europe’s most influential real estate moguls, is tightening. The Vienna Regional Criminal Court has again extended his pre-trial detention by another two months. According to the court, there remains strong suspicion and a significant risk of the crime being committed again.

Despite New Crypto Friendlyness: No Settlement Between U.S. CFTC And KuCoin?

A planned settlement between the U.S.CFTC and crypto exchange KuCoin is now in limbo due to a reported policy shift within the CFTC. This change is attributed to the Trump administration’s new approach, which deprioritizes enforcement actions against crypto companies. As a result, a CFTC attorney said that it is "unlikely that such authorization will be granted in the near term" regarding the settlement approval.

SEC’s New Era: Paul Atkins Sworn In—Will Crypto Finally Get the Regulatory Clarity It Deserves?

Crypto Mogul Changpeng Zhao – Fallen, Rich, and Rising Again?

Prison Update: Sam Bankman-Fried Transferred to Low-Security Federal Prison in Los Angeles!

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Terminal Island in Los Angeles, California. This low-security facility is known for housing non-violent offenders and has previously held notable inmates such as Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, former COO of Theranos.

Startup on Trial: Celsius Network and Alex Mashinsky – When Deception Dressed Up as DeFi Innovation!

Celsius Network promised financial freedom through crypto, only to collapse into one of the most catastrophic failures in the DeFi sector. Founder Alex Mashinsky portrayed himself as the champion of the unbanked—yet behind the scenes, Celsius engaged in reckless trading strategies, misled customers, and operated more like a hedge fund than a lending platform.