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April 3, 2019

U.S. Court Turned Down Travel Request By Binary Options Fraudster Lee Elbaz

FinanceFeed reported today that the U.S. Maryland District Court turned town Lee Elbaz’ request to travel to Israel. The Judge has found that the defendant..

March 18, 2019

Wealth Recovery International – The Double Attack On Binary Options Victims

FinTelegram recently reported on the shocking criminal case of Austin Smith, founder, and CEO of Wealth Recovery International (WRI), a fund recovery company operating in..

March 15, 2019

Funds Recovery Promotor Austin Smith Pleaded Guilty To Binary Options Fraud

The U.S. prosecutors have filed charges against two Israelis suspected of online investment fraud, one of whom, Austin Smith, has pleaded guilty. Smith is the..

February 4, 2019

Binary Options Fraud – Israeli Lissa Mel pleads Guilty In U.S.

The U.S. court case around the Israeli Lee ELBAZ, Yukom Communications, and their fraudulent binary options scheme develops. ELBAZ’ alleged co-conspirator and former Yukom employee..

December 28, 2018

U.S. Authorities Charge Two More Israeli Women of Binary Options Fraud

Picture clockwise: Liora WELLES, Lee ELBAZ, Lissa MEL The Israeli Lee ELBAZ was already arrested by the U.S. authorities in 2017 for binary options fraud...

The Unraveling of Rabidi and the Rise of the SoftSwiss Network: Our Updated Forensic Report

A few months ago, FinTelegram released a first forensic report on the bankruptcy of Rabidi N.V., a Curacao-registered online casino operator with hundreds of millions in revenues — and no traceable assets by the time of its collapse in May 2024. That report already raised serious questions about the opaque structures behind Rabidi’s operations and its successor, Liernin Enterprises Ltd.

DeFi Decoded: Smart Contracts – The Code Behind the DeFi Revolution

Smart contracts are the invisible architects of decentralized finance. These self-executing lines of code run everything from token swaps to lending platforms without middlemen. But while they offer autonomy, they also introduce new risks—bugs, exploits, and irreversible mistakes. In this fourth installment of our FinTelegram DeFi Series, we explain what smart contracts are.

CFTC

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?

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.

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.