Cryptocurrency
Miami man among 2 charged in $230 million crypto heist
FBI agents arrested a South Florida man after accusing him of conspiring to steal and launder more than $230 million in cryptocurrency.
Man accused of running crypto ‘Ponzi scheme’ arrested in South Florida
A man arrested in Broward County just before Christmas is accused in federal court of being one of the masterminds behind a cryptocurrency “Ponzi scheme,” according to an indictment unsealed late Tuesday.
Miami crypto CEO among 5 charged in $2M ‘manipulation scheme’
The Miami-based co-founder of a cryptocurrency company was among five men charged in a $2 million “manipulation scheme,” federal prosecutors said Monday.
Mayor goes on national TV to defend MiamiCoin benefits even after suspension
MiamiCoin was worthless on Wednesday, but this didn’t stop Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez from going on a national network to defend it again.
After FTX flounders, what becomes of Miami arena naming deal?
Cryptocurrency giant FTX filed for bankruptcy Friday, leaving a number of unanswered questions, including a big one here in South Florida: what will happen to its naming rights deal for Miami’s FTX Arena and the money it was set to pay Miami-Dade County over the next two decades?
Florida man indicted in $62 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme
A Florida man who is also the CEO of Mining Capital Coin, a purported cryptocurrency mining and investment platform, is facing charges for allegedly orchestrating a $62 million global investment fraud scheme, federal prosecutors announced on Friday.