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Alleged cryptocurrency fraudster Roman Novak and his wife Anna, in an undated photo. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 15, 2026, 12:25 pm
Israeli man said arrested in UAE over killing of alleged crypto fraudster
Michael Greenberg, a private detective working in Thailand, reportedly found to have ties with group of Russians suspected of gruesome slaying of Roman and Anna Novak last year
By ToI Staff
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the media in City Hall, New York City, December 15, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
January 16, 2026, 12:38 pm
Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ new cryptocurrency loses 75% of value within a day
Insiders say Adams’s former adviser Frank Carone and real estate investor Yosef Sefi Zvieli involved in NYC Token; some experts say rollout looked like ‘rug pull’
By Jake Offenhartz
Former NYC mayor Eric Adams announces the launch of a new cryptocurrency, "NYC Token," which he says will aid in the fight against antisemitism, January 12, 2026. (Screenshot via Fox 5 New York on YouTube)
January 13, 2026, 1:01 pm
Ex-NYC mayor Eric Adams launches cryptocurrency, says it will fight antisemitism
Profits made by ‘NYC Token’ will go to nonprofits battling hatred, Adams says; coin’s value spikes, then plummets, in first hour of trading, drawing suspicions of a ‘rug pull’ scam
By Luke Tress and ToI Staff
Alexander Mashinsky, founder and former chief executive of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network, leaves Manhattan federal court with his legal team, July 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
May 9, 2025, 5:54 am
Founder of crypto platform Celsius Network sentenced to 12 years in prison
Assistant US attorney casts Alexander Mashinsky, who moved to Israel from Ukraine as a child and later relocated to US, as financial predator who ‘preyed on hope’ of his customers
By Larry Neumeister
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the US District Court on November 21, 2023, in Seattle, Washington (David Ryder / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
April 30, 2024, 10:46 am
Binance founder faces sentencing for allowing money laundering, some for Hamas and Iran
Crypto giant’s Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to charges; US prosecutors ask for 3-year term, say no one has disregarded Bank Secrecy Act to violate sanctions at that scale before
By AP
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Federal court, in New York, on July 26, 2023. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
March 28, 2024, 2:16 pm
Dethroned crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors
Prosecutors have recommended digital currency mogul be jailed for at least 50 years; defense attorney says he is unlikely to re-offend, seeks around six years behind bars
By Larry Neumeister and Ken Sweet
FILE - FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court, August 11, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
November 3, 2023, 2:54 am
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding crypto customers
US jury finds former head of cryptocurrency exchange guilty on all counts for scheme that cheated customers and investors out of $10 billion
By Larry Neumeister
Barbara Fried, mother of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, arrives at court, in New York, December 22, 2022. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
September 21, 2023, 1:03 pm
Suit alleges Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents were part of massive FTX scam
Stanford University says it will return all gifts from failed crypto exchange following claim against its professor Allan Joseph Bankman and retired professor Barbara Fried
By AP
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court, Friday, August 11, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
August 12, 2023, 3:02 am
Judge sends crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to jail, says he tampered with witnesses
NY court revokes bail for FTX founder, accused of stealing billions in customer deposits to fund businesses and speculative investments
By Larry Neumeister
Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky in an image from the company's website. (Screenshot)
July 13, 2023, 6:55 pm
US authorities arrest, indict Israeli-American ex-CEO of major crypto firm Celsius
Alex Mashinsky accused by Justice Department of operating ‘a years long scheme to mislead customers,’ faces slew of other lawsuits a year after company filed for bankruptcy
By ToI Staff
Samuel Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court, in New York, December 3, 2022. (Seth Wenig/AP)
January 3, 2023, 11:15 pm
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud in US crypto-currency case
Entrepreneur denies all charges against him; tentative trial date set for October 3; lawyers tell judge defendant’s parents have received threats, including of physical harm
By Larry Neumeister
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court following his arraignment in New York City on December 22, 2022. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP)
December 23, 2022, 10:32 am
Fallen crypto whiz Bankman-Fried released on $250 million bail, sent to house arrest
Appearing in New York court after extradition to US from Bahamas, FTX founder largely silent as judge details fraud charges against him
By John BIERS
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, center, is escorted out of Magistrate Court into a Corrections van, following a hearing in Nassau, Bahamas, December 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
December 19, 2022, 9:39 pm
Shamed crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried agrees to US extradition, says lawyer
Bahamas defense attorney says FTX founder’s legal team is preparing necessary docs to send him to US, where he stands accused of massive fraud
By AP
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022. (Mario Duncanson / AFP)
December 14, 2022, 5:19 am
Sam Bankman-Fried: The fallen crypto rock star facing life in jail for fraud
Founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, now in jail in Bahamas for alleged massive fraud, is vegan MIT graduate who got his start on Wall Street Jewish son of Stanford law profs
By AFP
FTX CEO John Ray testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
December 14, 2022, 4:14 am
New FTX CEO says ‘unprecedented’ lack of oversight, bad decisions caused collapse
Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange had no accountants, little documentation, approved expenses with emojis, says attorney handling its bankruptcy
By GLENN GAMBOA
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